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	Ken Cowan - Midsummer Nights Dream
		The subtlety of nuance that pervades his playing of Mendelssohn's "Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Tchaikovsky's C Sharp Minor Nocturne is something most organists miss entirely.
		There is no recording device yet known to man that can transmit the full glory of this music as I heard Ken Cowan display it on his final Sunday at Smoky Mary's in New York, yet there is more to Ken Cowan than thunder and lightning.
	kleescds.homestead.com /cowan.html (891 words)

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		In some senses the Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream Op 21 (1826) falls into the same category, for despite its original intention as incidental music for a production of Shakespeare's play, it was more frequently performed as an independent concert piece.
		Concert overtures were designed to be complete within themselves - they would not be followed by other movements; therefore the statement that they made had to be self-contained.
		But the overtures of Weber's three main operas Der Freischütz (1817-21), Euryanthe (1822-3) and Oberon (1825-6) were from their earliest days more frequently heard as concert pieces than as overtures to the rarely heard operas.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /music/19cmaterials/lec6progsym.htm (3394 words)

	Mendelssohn: The Hebrides and Other Overtures - Cambridge University Press
		The concert overtures A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave), conceived by Mendelssohn before the age of twenty, have ranked amongst the most enduring of the nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire.
		After placing the overtures in the context of Mendelssohn’s astonishing compositional development during the 1820s, the volume disentangles the complex history of their creation and considers in turn their style and formal structure, their contents as programme music, aspects of their orchestration and their reception and influence.
		Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, and analytical guide to these three remarkable works which secured for Mendelssohn no small measure of his fame.
	www.cup.cam.ac.uk /catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521404193 (181 words)

	South Bend Symphony - Program Notes
		The Octet for Strings was written when he was 16, the wonderful Overture for A Midsummer Night's Dream a year later.
		Weber had also found time for composing concertos and piano pieces, the best of which are the two for clarinet and one for bassoon, and the Concertpiece for Piano and Orchestra that he wrote for his own use.
		It was the latter where his skills in using instrumental colors to evoke atmosphere peaked, and for all intents and purposes was the beginning of German Romantic opera and the forerunner of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.
	www.southbendsymphony.org /pages/chamber_2.htm (1646 words)

	Vaughan Williams Concerts 2005/6
		With Mendelssohn Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream
		With Nicolai: Overture to ' The Merry Wives of Windsor'
		Also: Elgar: Cockaigne Overture ('In London Town') Haydn: Symphony No. 104 ('London')
	www.rvwsociety.com /concerts.html (1646 words)

	The Joy of Exposing Yourself to Classical Music & Opera
		Mendelssohn * Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo and Overture
		Chopin * Waltz #2 in A, opus 34
		Chopin * Waltz #7 in C minor, opus 64, #2
	www.accs.net /users/wolf/classic.htm (1646 words)

	Classical musical midi, a good place to read a composers biography with a list classical midi files for download.
		His reputation, extravagantly high in his lifetime, is now sustained mainly by his violin Concerto, 1844, the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream (particularly the overture), the Scottish and Italian symphonies and the Hebrides overture.
		He benefited by the tuition and advice of Berger, Zelter, Weber, Cherubini and Moscheles, and by the time he was 20 had already produced his famous Octet, 3 piano quartets, 2 sonatas, 2 symphonies and the Midsummer Night's Dream overture, besides a host of songs, an opera and many short pieces.
		The Hebrides (fingal's Cave) overture was composed in 1830 (revised 1832).
	www.classicalmidi.co.uk /mend.htm (927 words)

	Musica Classica - Classical Music - Klassische Musik - Karadar Bertoldi Ensemble
		Mendelssohn’s concert overtures include the 1826 Overture, A Midsummer Night's Dream, a work in many ways typical of the composer's deftness of touch in its evocation of the fairy world of the play for which he later wrote incidental music.
		Mendelssohn's music for the theatre includes full incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", written for the new King of Prussia and first used at Potsdam in 1843, preceded by the Overture written in 1826.
		Mendelssohn wrote his first chamber music at the age of ten: one of the most delightful works is the Octet, for double string quartet, written to celebrate the 23rd birthday of a violinist friend in 1825.
	www.karadar.net /Dictionary/mendelssohn.html (927 words)

	- Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3
		Mendelssohn’s concert overtures include the 1826 Overture, A Midsummer Night's Dream, a work in many ways typical of the composer's deftness of touch in its evocation of the fairy world of the play for which he later wrote incidental music.
		Mendelssohn's music for the theatre includes full incidental music for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", written for the new King of Prussia and first used at Potsdam in 1843, preceded by the Overture written in 1826.
		Mendelssohn wrote his first chamber music at the age of ten: one of the most delightful works is the Octet, for double string quartet, written to celebrate the 23rd birthday of a violinist friend in 1825.
	www.karadar.com /dictionary/mendelssohn.html (1051 words)

	Repertoire
		Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hebrides Overture, Violin Concerto
		Mozart: Symphonies 40, 41, Magic Flute Overture, Marriage of Figaro Overture, Don Giovanni Overture, Clarinet Concerto, Horn Concerto No. 4, Bassoon Concerto, Violin Concerto No. 4, Sinfonia Concertante, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Piano Concerti 15 and 21
		Sibelius: Symphonies 2, 5, 7, Violin Concerto, Swan of Tuonela
	www.redwoodsymphony.org /kujawsky/rep.htm (1051 words)

	Alibris: Felix Mendelssohn
		Generally considered to be Mendelssohn's finest orchestral works, here in one volume are: the complete Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture; Symphony No. 3 in A ("Scottish"); and Symphony No. 4 in A ("Italian").
		The incidental music to Shakespeare's play consists of an Overture and 9 movements--Scherzo, March of the Elves, Song with Chorus, Intermezzo, Nocturne, Wedding March, Funeral March, Peasant Dance, and Finale.
		In this work, a staple of the orchestral repertoire, the composer strove to formulate the idea of the Reformation in symphonic terms, magnificently conveying the joy and suffering implicit in the subject.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Mendelssohn,Felix (666 words)

	Major Orchestral Works (Breitkopf & Hartel edition) by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ISBN: 0486231844
		Generally considered to be Mendelssohn's finest orchestral works, here in one volume are: the complete Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture; Symphony No. 3 in A (Scottish); and Symphony No. 4 in A (Italian).
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	www.campusi.com /isbn_0486231844.htm (666 words)

	Parnassus Records - Select P262
		GEMM 161 Beethoven: Leonora Overture #3; Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture; Handel: Messiah--2 exc.; St.-Saens: Danse Macabre; works of Nicolai, Wagner, & Tchaikovsky.
		88012 Overtures of Mendelssohn (2) & Wagner (3).
		DL 9629 "French Renaissance Vocal Music." Works of Josquin des Pres, Jannqeuin,le Jeune, Lassus, Costeley, Sermisy, Mauduit, & Bonnet.
	www.parnassusrecords.com /p262old.htm (10509 words)

	Calendar of Events : Dayton CVB
		Presented with the Human Race Theatre Company Neal Gittleman, Conductor Previn: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture Schubert: Rosamunde: Entr’Acte after Act III Beethoven: Egmont Overture 8pm Schuster Performing Arts Center $23-$70 Call 937-228-3630 for more information
		The IMAX Theatre is a sixty by eighty foot screen with a six channel, four way sound system Look for our new IMAX film, Fighter Pilot Operation Red Flag opening on Dec. 4, 2004 Call for times The National Museum of the United States Air Force $ Call 937-253-4629 for more information
	www.daytoncvb.com /cgi-bin/calendar.cgi?d=24&m=02&y=2005 (559 words)

	Felix Mendelssohn
		The overture and incidental music to A Midsummer NIght's Dream 1827/1843, the Fingal's Cave overture 1832, the violin concerto 1845 and the Italian 1833 and Scotticish 1842 Symphonies have always been popular works in the concert repertoire.
		Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, he travelled extensively, often to Britain, before settling to Dusseldorf and the Leipzig.
		Using Classical forms he was nevertheless an early romantic in the subjective quality he brought to his work.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Strasse/1955/mendelssohn.htm (74 words)

	Felix Mendelssohn
		The overture and incidental music to A Midsummer NIght's Dream 1827/1843, the Fingal's Cave overture 1832, the violin concerto 1845 and the Italian 1833 and Scotticish 1842 Symphonies have always been popular works in the concert repertoire.
		Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, he travelled extensively, often to Britain, before settling to Dusseldorf and the Leipzig.
		Using Classical forms he was nevertheless an early romantic in the subjective quality he brought to his work.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Strasse/1955/mendelssohn.htm (74 words)

	Internet Public Library: Music History 102
		At the age of seventeen, he composed an overture based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" which was so successful that some years later he composed more music on the subject, resulting in a suite of pieces to be used in conjunction with productions of the play.
		Mendelssohn responded to nature as did most composers of the period One of the results of nature's influence was the Fingal's Cave Overture, also known as The Hebrides, which depicts the rocky, wind-swept coast and ancient caverns of Scotland.
		Having shown exceptional musical talent at an early age, Mendelssohn was encouraged by his family to study music and to make it his career.
	www.ipl.org /div/mushist/rom/index.htm (1441 words)

	Alibris: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
		Generally considered to be Mendelssohn's finest orchestral works, here in one volume are: the complete Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture; Symphony No. 3 in A ("Scottish"); and Symphony No. 4 in A ("Italian").
		by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, and Baillie, Isobel, and Ripley, Gladys, and Johnston, James, and Williams, Harold, and Sargent, Malcolm, Sir, and Huddersfield Choral Society.
		This volume includes seven piano compositions published here for the first time, which chart Mendelssohn's astonishingly rapid stylistic development between 1823 and 1826: Capriccio, Prestissimo, Fugue in G minor, Vivace, and Fugue in E major, the Andante in D major and Allegro in C major.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Felix_Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (611 words)

	Felix Mendelssohn
		The overture and incidental music to A Midsummer NIght's Dream 1827/1843, the Fingal's Cave overture 1832, the violin concerto 1845 and the Italian 1833 and Scotticish 1842 Symphonies have always been popular works in the concert repertoire.
		Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, he travelled extensively, often to Britain, before settling to Dusseldorf and the Leipzig.
		Using Classical forms he was nevertheless an early romantic in the subjective quality he brought to his work.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Strasse/1955/mendelssohn.htm (74 words)

	A Visit to the Richard Wagner Museum and House at Tribschen, Lucerne, Switzerland
		On opening night of the 2001-02 Boston Symphony season, I played ophicleide on the complete incidental music to Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" conducted by Seiji Ozawa, marking the first time an ophicleide had ever been played in the Boston Symphony.
		In November 2001, Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducted the Boston Symphony in the Overture to Wagner's first opera, "Das Liebesverbot." The score calls for an ophicleide and Rozhdestvensky was happy to have me play the part on the instrument for which the part was written.
		This photo is a closer view of the serpent at the Wagner Museum.
	www.yeodoug.com /articles/wagner_museum/wagnermuseum.html (1025 words)

	FRENCH HORN FAQS
		The following pieces feature prominent French horn parts: Theme from "Star Wars", Mendelssohn's Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream), Theme from "MASH", Theme from "Little House on the Prairie", Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, 1812 Overture*, Mozart's Horn Concerti and Handel's Water Music.
		While the fingerings for the trumpet and French horn are similar, most students that choose French horn tend to really want to play it, though teachers sometimes will begin a French horn player on trumpet (ii).
		It should be noted that the French horn is very difficult and only the dedicated student with an extremely good ear should attempt to play it.
	home.earthlink.net /~poboycorre/be02000.htm (1025 words)

	Tanglewood/Boston Symphony Orchestra
		July 13, the BSO, conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos and featuring soprano Gwendolyn Bradley, tenor Gordon Gietz, and joined by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, conducted by John Oliver, and the PALS Children's Chorus, perform Mendelssohn's suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream and Orff's Carmina Burana.
		July 22, the BSO, conducted by James Conlon and featuring violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, perform Brahms's Violin Concerto and Wagner's Overture to Rienzi; Venusberg Music from Tannhuser; and preludes to Acts I and III of Lohengrin.
		July 17, the Boston Pops, directed by John Williams, performs the music of John Williams and a tribute to Harry Warren, composer of the soundtrack for Busby Berkeley's films.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /supplements/summer/01/listings/CLASSICAL_MASS_BERK_TANGLEWOOD_BOSTON_SYMPHONY_ORCHESTRA.html (1588 words)

	The InkVault: Classical Concert Reviews
		Mendelssohn Overture and Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
		Ravel: Piano Concerto in D. Debussy: La Mer.
		Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D. Shostakovich: Symphony No.
	inkpot.com /concert/classicalconcert.html (1588 words)

	Composer
		Mendelssohn's music for the theatre includes full incidental music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, written for the new King of Prussia and first used at Potsdam in 1843, preceded by the Overture written in 1826.
		Symphony No. 5, the Reformation, written in 1832 to celebrate the third centenary of the Augsburg Confession, is less often heard, as is Symphony No. 2, the choral Lobgesang, written to mark the fourth centenary of the invention of printing in 1840.
		MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto / LALO: Symphonie espagnole (Menuhin) (1933, 1938)
	www.naxos.com /composer/btm.asp?fullname=Mendelssohn,+Felix (1588 words)

	FAQ: rec.music.classical
		Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream 6.
		Mendelssohn: Concerto #1 L14 A list of violin concerti 1.
		Authentic performance practice can extend to the selection of instruments themselves (you don't see hurdy gurdies or recorders in modern orchestras), instrument construction, string material, tuning and temperament, seating arrangements, trills and figures, numbers of performers on a given part, tempo, doublings, and of course, overall playing technique.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/music/classical-faq (1588 words)

	Composer
		Mendelssohn's music for the theatre includes full incidental music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, written for the new King of Prussia and first used at Potsdam in 1843, preceded by the Overture written in 1826.
		Felix Mendelssohn, grandson of the distinguished Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn, the additional surname Bartholdy adopted on his conversion to Christianity, was born in Hamburg, the son of a banker.
		Mendelssohn wrote five symphonies, in addition to an attractive series of twelve early symphonies for strings, completed at the age of fourteen.
	www.naxos.com /composer/btm.asp?fullname=Mendelssohn,+Felix (1150 words)

	Naxos.com, Your World of Classical Music
		Mendelssohn's music for the theatre includes full incidental music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, written for the new King of Prussia and first used at Potsdam in 1843, preceded by the Overture written in 1826.
		Felix Mendelssohn, grandson of the distinguished Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn, the additional surname Bartholdy adopted on his conversion to Christianity, was born in Hamburg, the son of a banker.
		Mendelssohn wrote five symphonies, in addition to an attractive series of twelve early symphonies for strings, completed at the age of fourteen.
	www.naxos.com /mainsite?pn=Composers&char=M&ComposerID=684 (1078 words)

	Classroom Music - DoctorMusic.net
		Greatest Hits of Mendelssohn includes excerpts from such well-known works as A Midsummer Night"s Dream, Symphonies No.4 ("Italian"), No.3 ("Scottish") and No.5 ("Reformation"), along with "Six Children"s Pieces", and much more.
		Greatest Hits of Johann Strauss includes some of the composer"s most well-known and beloved waltzes including "The Blue Danube", "Tales from the Vienna Woods" and the "Emperor Waltz", along with the Overture from Die Fledermaus, polkas and much more.
		Greatest Hits of Rachmaninoff contains excerpts from some of Sergei Rachmaninoff"s most well-known pieces, including Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, three preludes, and much much more.
	www.doctormusic.net /Classroom-Music/index1781.html (1078 words)

	Robert J. J. Levy, Robert J. Levy -Major League Baseball Transactions,1946 - Felix Mendelssohn
		Major Orchestral Works A Midsummer Night s Dream Herbides Overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Symphonies No 3 4.
		Major Modern Dramatists (Library of Literary Criticism Series).
		Robert J. Levy, Robert J. Levy -Major League Baseball Transactions,1946 - Felix Mendelssohn
	www.bookzsearch.com /237761major_league_baseball_transactions1946.html (40 words)

	Pravda.RU:World Peace Orchestra to Give First Concert in Russia
		Gergiev himself will conduct the orchestra, which will perform Overture and Scherzo "Midsummer Night's Dream" by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartoldy, the symphonic poem "Don Juan" by Richard Strauss, Sergei Prokofiev's "Ode to the End of War" and Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka".
		The concert will be one of the most important events at the festival, Valery Gergiev, the prominent conductor and art director of the Mariinsky Theatre, told journalists the day before.
		The World Orchestra for Peace is "a unique team and I always enjoy performing with it," the conductor said.
	newsfromrussia.com /science/2003/05/08/46736_.html (193 words)

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