Description
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Hebrides; Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt
UPC: SUA 10514
Product Details:
- Label: Supraphon – SUA 10514
- Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Released: Unknown
- Genre: Classical
Product Features
- Includes Mendelssohn’s youthful Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream alongside two of his finest orchestral tone poems: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) and Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt.
- Performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Václav Smetáček, a champion of Czech and Romantic repertoire.
- Issued in Supraphon’s distinguished Regina Musicae series, known for high-fidelity recordings of early music and Romantic classics.
- Stereo vinyl pressing capturing the transparent textures and lyrical colors of Mendelssohn’s orchestration.
Overview
Felix Mendelssohn composed the Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture at age 17 (completed August 6, 1826), inspired by Shakespeare’s fairy-tale comedy and the gardens of his family home. This recording brings to life the moonlit forest, sprite mischief, and lyrical warmth through the Prague Symphony’s shimmering strings and nimble woodwinds. Paired here with The Hebrides, evoking the windswept Scottish isle, and Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, contrasting calm seas with joyous voyage, this LP offers a portrait of Mendelssohn’s genius for vivid tone painting and melodic grace.
Track Listing
- Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Tone Poem: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
- Tone Poem: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt
Key Credits
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Václav Smetáček Series: Supraphon Regina Musicae
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