Edward Gardner, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Pike - Mendelssohn in Birmingham, vol.4 (2016)
Edward Gardner, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Pike - Mendelssohn in Birmingham, vol.4: Violin Concerto; Incidental Music to ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 282 Mb | Total time: 67:57 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | CHSA 5161 | Recorded: 2015
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 282 Mb | Total time: 67:57 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | CHSA 5161 | Recorded: 2015
Felix Mendelssohn did visit the city of Birmingham several times, but the Chandos label's Mendelssohn in Birmingham series refers for the most part to these contemporary performances by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Edward Gardner. If you've been interested in trying out an item from the series, this one can be recommended strongly. The low-key, lyrical approach of conductor Gardner works beautifully in these two pieces. Especially effective is the Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, in the hands of violinist Jennifer Pike: she catches the novel role of the soloist in this concerto in a way that bigger performances do not. The violinist's entrance at the beginning is heard in the way that must have startled Mendelssohn's Leipzig audience: not as a virtuoso solo melody straining to get every last decibel out of the violin, but as a wandering, songful individual with something new and mysterious to say. Sample the beginning of the concerto; it gives the flavor of the whole. The balance between soloist and orchestra here is delicate and subtle, all the way through. Gardner also excels in the Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Op. 61, presented here not only with its famous wedding march, but with its rarer vocal pieces. An excellent album that fully realizes the series' aims of evoking early performances of Mendelssohn.–James Manheim
Performer:
Rhian Lois, soprano
Keri Fuge, soprano
Jennifer Pike, violin
CBSO Youth Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor
Tracklist:
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Concerto, Op. 64 in E minor for Violin and Orchestra
01. Allegro molto appassionato - Cadenza ad libitum - Tempo I - Più presto - Sempre più presto - Presto -
02. Andante - Allegretto non troppo -
03. Allegro molto vivace
Incidental Music to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Op. 61
04. Overture (Op. 21). Allegro di molto - [ ] - Tempo I - Poco ritenuto
05. 1. Scherzo (After the end of the first act). Allegro vivace
06. 3. Song with Chorus. Allegro ma non troppo
07. 5. Intermezzo (After the end of the second act). Allegro appassionato - Allegro molto comodo
08. 7. Notturno (After the end of the fourth act). Allegro vivace
09. 9. Wedding March (After the end of the fourth act). Allegro vivace
10. 11. A Dance of Clowns. Allegro di molto
11. Finale. Allegro di molto - Un poco ritardando - A tempo I. Allegro molto
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Edward Gardner, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Pike - Mendelssohn in Birmingham, vol.4 (2016)
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