Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Walter Weller - Royal Scottish Orchestra

[@zoefang4563]

❤❤❤ The Best Shakespeare play

[@AutisticSpaceman]

Just so people know whereabouts in the play each piece of music is: 0:07 - 11:51: Overture (played before curtains up) 11:51 - 16:43: Scherzo (played as a transition Act I and Act II 16:43 - 17:56: March of the Fairies (played during Oberon's entrance) 17:56 - 21:11: Ye Spotted Snakes (played during Act II Scene II, sung by the fairies to send Titania to sleep) 21:11 - 23:30: Intermezzo allegro appassianato (played at the end of Act II) 23:30 - 24:30 - Entrance of the Mechanicals (played at the beginning of Act III) 24:30 - 31:06 - Nocturne (played to accompany the sleeping lovers between Acts III and IV) 31:06 - 36:30 - Wedding March (played between Acts IV and V) 36:30 - 36:55 - Fanfare (played at the beginning of Act V during Theseus and Hippolyta's entrance) 36:55 - 37:57 - Funeral March (played during Act V, during the mechanicals play when Bottom’s Pyramus, stabs himself 37:57 - 39:28 - Dance of the Clowns (Bergomask dance) (played during Act V after the Mechanicals finish their play) 39:28 - 40:25 - Epilogue (played during Act V to accompany the royal’s exit and Puck’s entrance) 40:25 - 43:01 - Through this house give glimmering light (played during Act V after Puck's monologue) 43:01 - 44:48 - Finale (played during Pucks "If we shadows have offended" speech) 44:48 - 52:15 is the overture, also composed by Mendelssohn, to Ruy Blas, a tragic drama play by Victor Hugo. (No idea what it's doing here)

[@jamesknezetic]

Thank you so very much for 📲uploading the info in this comment so that all of us 'music connoisseurs' can easily and effortlessly ⏭skip-ahead/zip right to the individual 🎶musical sections! Much appreciated 🤝🏼

[@jamesknezetic]

(I was just about to upload the times myself ... but now I guess I thankfully don't have to bother! 😄Haha. So again, thanks.)

[@waynehowells6301]

This is wonderful, thank you for uploading each act. Cheers.

[@naopazzo1488]

Thank you very much. I appreciate this.

[@Olivia_V932]

Thanks, I'm playing an excerpt from this, and this makes it so much easier to follow.

[@TK-tv5un]

My god best version ever.

[@CollinsClassicsOfficial]

Thank you!

[@waynehowells6301]

Indeed

[@joselopes2293]

Mendelssohn grows during the Romantic period, surpassing with his imagination, rigid forms and traditions of this time. Despite his Jewish origin, it was baptized in 1816 in Lutheran church. Its formation was eclectic where literature and painting were cultivated. He traveled through Paris, with his sister, where he studied piano and learned about Mozart’s music. In 1821, in Weimar he became acquainted with Goethe, for whom he plays music by Bach and Mozart. He composed several overtures, concertos, chamber music, oratories, etc. Founded in Leipzig (1843) the music conservatory where, with Schumann, taught composition. The music we hear contains an atmosphere and lyricism that reveal its original way of composition. The music shows something superior and that flows over us in a sublime way. The melody is fantastic and elevates our thinking to various levels of visualization of events in our lives. The music and the harmony heard and felt are amazing. Mendelssohn is a composer whose music surprises us for his beauty and sensitivity. The orchestra and conductor are flawless. The voices of the choir and soloists are superb. Thanks for this fantastic recording.

[@Galastel]

It should be added that Mendelssohn's baptism wasn't random. Jews were barred from higher education, music education, not sure they were allowed to even attend school other than the Jewish ones. They were also barred from holding many positions. Whatever faith he held in his heart, Mendelssohn had to be registered as Christian in order to have access to opportunities we take for granted. Such fake conversions were nothing new. Much earlier, the Inquisition was formed in Spain not to fight "witches" as is often presented in the media, but to find, expose, and kill crypto-Jews.

Goethe, who lived to witness the beginnings of Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn considered the latter as the most prodigious. Goethe, 14, listened to Mozart, then around 7 or 8. Later, he told Zelter (Mendelssohn's teacher) that the genius of Mendelssohn differs from Mozart's like the "the cultivated talk of a grown-up person bears to the prattle of a child."

[@ivry4846]

I feel like in a dream...

[@chopin6445]

Mendelssohn es un genio, su música es inmortal

[@justiciaideal46]

So a great Genius.

[@stefanstern7851]

Died in 1809? Cutting edge....no,no, the dates are wrong. But what a great composer!!

[@jlhudson00]

Those are Haydn's dates. Mendelssohn: 1809-1847.

[@ChryslerPhantom]

Haydn 1732 - 1809. They confused him

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The wonderfulness and clearness of this performance are off the charts, and amazing by an order of magnitude mod awesome From A corner of Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun

[@robjohnson3412]

Bye you tube I’m going to listen on Spotify where there are no commercials!

[@jamesknezetic]

In my opinion, the lead vocalists Alison Hagley and Louise Winter sound superb👌. Their precision and harmony are impeccable. Just listen to the brisk, quick, light, beautiful, and perfect 4th interval jump between 'So' to 'Do' at 19:03 and 19:11 within the beautifully sung (and moving 3rd interval harmonized) little section of 🎼"Souls of the Night"🎶. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra🎻 also sounds pretty tremendous as well, and the recording is simply wonderfully done overall. 👏

[@MarkEdwardsGreenside]

thanks mate! Good to hear encouraging feedback - even for recordings I did early in my career over 25 years ago!

[@jamesknezetic]

@@MarkEdwardsGreenside You're very welcome Mark. And oh wow, you actually played/worked on this exact 💿recording?? If so, that's really impressive and neat! It's always nice to 🤝🏼meet a fellow 🎶musician - any mind you, but perhaps especially such an apparently accomplished and successfully performing one as yourself ... in fact in that case, I'm particularly glad you liked/appreciated my 💬comment. 👍🏼

[@Shadowman4710]

I just re-watched Michael Hoffman's 1999 film adaptation last night. I'm always glad this piece was included. Not everybody has used it....which is a shame.

[@teddysears703]

One of the most beautiful works by that gigantic melodist that was Felix Mendelssohn. Too Manu, too hautintigly splendid masterpieces wrote this gigantic composer. In this 24 karat gold gem, the 2 diamond brilliant song are : the NOCTURNO and of course his extraordinary well renowned WEDDING MARCH. ..... by the way, a correction Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg on February 3, 1809 and died on November, 4, 1847, at the too early age of 38. The dates on the cover presentation are from other giant, the father of the symphony: FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN.

[@FREDGARRISON]

Glad someone mentioned Felix's correct time on earth.I knew someting was wrong as soon as I saw it.

[@ganchengy]

I think there is an error for the year of birth and death of Felix Mendelssohn, he is born in 1809 and passed away in 1847.

[@CollinsClassicsOfficial]

+Gan Cheng Yee I corrected it with annotations. Some people don't see it, I don't know why.

[@SergeantExtreme]

+Collins Classics Because the first thing most people do as a video is loading and buffering is click the "Settings" gear and turn Annotations "Off". This is habitual due to the fact that some channels leave annotations displayed at the beginning of a video turned on for the entire duration of the video.

[@karllegrand]

Yes, that's more like Joseph Haydn

[@pierrebeaule6198]

Magique et magnifique

[@claudiaochoacruz]

So beautiful recording! 🎶 Thank you for sharing it! 🤗

[@lamoitte1]

Am I mistaken - or the illustration is. Mendessohn birth/death dates ARE NOT 1732-1809, BUT 1809/1847. HE WAS ONLY 38 WHEN HE DIED.

[@tonysimon3917]

You are not mistaken :-)

[@mihailgeorgiev9621]

39 year

[@aarong5716]

Yes, but he was in the womb from 1732-1809.

[@FREDGARRISON]

@@aarong5716 YUK YUK that's kind of a long pregnancy wouldn't you say?

[@albertonaidich686]

No puedo demostrarlo pero èsta obra es de la pluma de su hermana Fanny q en aquella època era imposible sostener q exista una mujer compositora..

[@MarkEdwardsGreenside]

Nice to see this up here again after all this time. One of my first recordings for Collins.

[@CollinsClassicsOfficial]

Thank you. There is also a website with all the links (Spotify, iTunes,...) to most of Collins Classics albums. www.collinsclassics.co.uk There is also a website where you can read the CD booklets. issuu.com/collinsclassics

[@glaynebax3221]

Las fechas de nacimiento y muerte son las de F.J. Haydn en lugar de las de Mendelssohn (1809-1847). The dates of birth and death are those of F.J. Haydn instead of those of Mendelssohn. Música es Vida. Gracias por hacernos felices. Music is Life. Thank you for making us happy.

[@bmeinardus]

Exactamente, cuando ví las fechas, supe de inmediato que correspondían a las del padre de la música clásica.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Mendelssohn is an Alkimest of the dream

[@jaschenski]

"alchemist" - nice comment though :-)

[@INOBT100]

This version of ye spotted snakes should performed in the Midsummer night's dream play.

[@Caudell1975]

I was so enjoying this beautiful piece when an intrusive ad interrupted it all. Ad are fine, but put them either at the beginning or end of a video. Not in the middle or anywhere inbetween. This was so disrespectful to the memory of Felix Mendelssohn to interpret this beautiful work of art. 😢

[@Cecilia-bp2dn]

Felix Mendelssohn b. 3 February 1809 - d. 4 November 1847 (not sure what the 1732 in the cover art above refers to).

[@tilliesinabottle]

The picture has the years 1732-1809 under Mendelssohn's name but those years are the dates for Franz Joeseph Haydn. How did that happen??

[@MegaCirse]

Chants parfaits pour lire les formes subjectives des nuages et suivre d'un œil attendri les rainures des tiges des arbres; apprécier l'écriture complexe des branches imbriquées, goûter les couleurs de la décomposition de la lumière en gouttelettes d'eau dans un jardin, ressentir fortement le sol humide de la forêt ancestrale pour percevoir les traces des animaux du passé profond 🌵

[@cyalknight]

I bet you can't guess what this song is! 39:28 Hint: No, it isn't the Wedding March, that is played before this song.

[@jaydenkeith3730]

18:15 my fav

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Here’s the genius㊗️

[@cheussaff02]

Mendelssohn lived from 1809 - 1847

[@bmeinardus]

Esta alternancia entre melodías rápidas y lentas es lo que caracteriza al romanticismo. En el caso de la obertura, ilustra fielmente una noche de verano.

[@dzikusdzikusdzikus]

FUCK YEAH! Sometimes you listen some stuff for many years and once upon a time you discover something special with it: 17:56 Scene 3 Song With Chorus "Philomel" With Melody. MASTERPIECE!

[@sian7272]

17:56 isn't it too fast? I thought the whole album are a bit faster than other versions which isn't so bad though.

[@stephenhosmer9444]

Haydn was born in 1732 and Mendelssohn in 1809 (the year Papa H died); but Mendelssohn died in 1847, I believe.

[@71ti]

too bad the first bar (of the 2 flutes) is missing in the overture...

[@debravertoske4985]

Yes- we are missing one chord a the start :(

[@vickisyme5690]

What's with the dates 1732 - 1809?? He lived from 1809 - 1847.

[@anamajer1499]

12:45 15:35 for cellist :)

[@TheMikester307]

1732?!?

[@chengyenwu5378]

😁😁

[@deniswilliams2212]

wonderful...however he was born in 1809 and died in 1847...just sayin'

[@yeetyeey5407]

12:03

[@kendrahwhyte9960]

Actually Mendelssohn was born in 1809 and died in 1847.

[@hans-jorgciesinski8878]

Es ist mir völlig neu, dass Mendelssohn von 1732 bis 1809 gelebt haben soll . Er lebte nach Meinung der vorliegenden Urkunden vom 3. Februar 1809 bis zum 4. November 1847. Die Musikwissenschaft ist dieser Ansicht gefolgt. Im Ernst: Wer verfasst solchen Unsinn, das CD-Label muss doch auch peinlich berührt sein von einer solchen Panne. Wahrscheinlich wird niemand auf meinen Einwand antworten, es ist ja sowieso alles egal.

[@dankoppel6271]

Mendelssohn lived from 1809 to 1847, *not* from 1732 to 1809.

[@bacachan]

31:06

[@davidmatysiak5400]

1809 - 4 November 1847 birth to death..

[@PlanetCaravan91]

1809 - 1847

[@marcap1000]

Fake chronology......

[@ristovirtanen9128]

Mendelsshon's years are 1809-1987, not 1732...

[@baxtermason6909]

...according to the video graphic, Mendelssohn lived from 1732-1809...he would have been 77 y/o when he died....WRONG...he lived 1809-1847 and died when he was only 38 y/o....if you can't even get that right, why should I listen to this...!

[@roberthill799]

Because it's beautiful music composed by a genius and is not at all changed by an error someone made on the dates? Jesus.