Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61 / etc.
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FELIX & FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61 / etc.
Budapest Festival Orchestra & Pro Musica (women's choir), Iván Fischer
[ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Saturday 1 December 2018
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When Iván Fischer founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra more than 30 years ago he made a personal dream become true. Core of the philosophy of the orchestra is the total absence of daily routine. It is about taking the risk, the initiative and freedom to do things differently. Every concert is therefore a joyful discovery of uncharted territory, a journey to new horizons in music. It feels unexpected and surprising as if it was played for the very first time. The Festival Orchestra is driven by an openness towards the new and the unknown, by curiosity and attention to details. It is the innovative approach to music, the musician's dedication and their permanent strive for excellence that made Budapest Festival Orchestra the youngest of the top 10 ranked ensembles in the world.
"Fischer is alive to the magical atmosphere of Felix Mendelssohn's score and nowhere more keenly than at the start of the overture, where the four wind chords are extended beyond their usual length, acting as a foil to the really hushed pianissimo of the strings that follow. The playing throughout is of the highest quality…It's well known that it takes considerably skill for professionals to play badly on purpose, so full marks to the clarinettist for the comic noises in the 'Funeral March'." BBC Music
Tracks:
Mendelssohn, Felix: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21
Mendelssohn, Felix: Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 61
Mendelssohn, Fanny:
Die Mainacht
Ferne
Gondel song "O come to me"
