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Tag: Mendelssohn

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Mendelssohn Piano Concerto no. 1 in Gm, op. 25

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Rudolf Serkin and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy (cover image by Irene Ortiz) It’s been some time since we’ve seen Mendelssohn around these parts, already more than a year, actually. That won’t do. We shan’t be giving … Continue reading Mendelssohn Piano Concerto no. 1 in Gm, op. 25

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in Taiwan

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 Fugue for Thought

with Leonidas Kavakos under Herbert Blomstedt Well, add one more to the list. Yet another world-class orchestra comes through Taipei, with a world-class conductor and soloist. I’ll be honest. When I heard about this concert many months ago, my first … Continue reading Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in Taiwan

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Mendelssohn Symphony no. 3 in Am, op. 56 ‘Scottish’

September 18, 2017August 28, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly or (very) alternatively, here by Klemperer and the Philharmonia, which I’ll talk about below “In the deep twilight we went today to the palace were Queen Mary lived and loved…The chapel below … Continue reading Mendelssohn Symphony no. 3 in Am, op. 56 ‘Scottish’

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Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat, op. 20

September 16, 2017August 26, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, or below by the Prazak Quartet and Zemlinsky Quartet (in a recording I chose not for the sound quality but the engaging experience of watching only eight people … Continue reading Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat, op. 20

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TSO’s Season Opening Concert

August 26, 2017August 26, 2017 Fugue for Thought

featuring Kirill Gerstein Welcome back, everyone! I met a certain fellow concertgoer (and at least occasional reader) formally for the first time this evening while we stood in line to meet Gerstein and Maestro Varga. The gentleman, who I see … Continue reading TSO’s Season Opening Concert

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Mendelssohn String Quartet no. 1 in E flat, op. 12

August 28, 2016August 20, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Talich Quartet, or below in a nice performance from the Halcyon Music Festival with a small introduction The opening of this work seems like such a mature, polished, well-executed work for a young, early composition like a first string … Continue reading Mendelssohn String Quartet no. 1 in E flat, op. 12

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Mendelssohn String Quartet in E-flat, (posth.)

June 4, 2016May 29, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Talich quartet To be clear, this is not Mendelssohn’s String Quartet no. 1 (which is confusingly also in E-flat major) but it is his first string quartet. This one was written in 1823, but not published until 1879. At the time of writing, the fourteen-year … Continue reading Mendelssohn String Quartet in E-flat, (posth.)

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Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in Cm, Op. 11,

June 3, 2016May 28, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under Claudio Abbado So while the first three string symphonies this week might not have been riveting, life-changing works, or really anything I’d put on more than background music of some kind, they are … Continue reading Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in Cm, Op. 11,

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Mendelssohn String Symphony no. 3 in E minor

June 2, 2016May 27, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta under Lev Markiz, or below by the Northern Chamber Orchestra under Nicholas Ward Here we are at our third and final string symphony for the week, digging into early Mendelssohn stuff. Number three is the … Continue reading Mendelssohn String Symphony no. 3 in E minor

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Mendelssohn String Symphony no. 2 in D major

June 1, 2016May 25, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta under Lev Markiz, or below by the Northern Chamber Orchestra under Nicholas Ward So here’s the second of these dozen little symphonies. I won’t have a ton to say about them, I don’t think, but … Continue reading Mendelssohn String Symphony no. 2 in D major

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Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 1 in C major

May 31, 2016May 27, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta under Lev Markiz, or below by the Northern Chamber Orchestra under Nicholas Ward I’d originally intended to do two of Mendy’s actual numbered symphonies this week, and then put on the breaks when I realized they … Continue reading Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 1 in C major

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Influential People: Felix Mendelssohn

May 30, 2016May 25, 2016 Fugue for Thought

aka Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy “Musical prodigies … are probably no longer so rare; but what this little man can do in extemporizing and playing at sight borders the miraculous, and I could not have believed it possible at so early … Continue reading Influential People: Felix Mendelssohn

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Concert Review: NSO’s Elias

December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 Fugue for Thought

Just a week after having finally heard Mahler 2 in concert, we pack into the same hall for a different ensemble and conductor but the same incredible chorus and an equally packed audience. This piece was also part of my season … Continue reading Concert Review: NSO’s Elias

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Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in Em, op. 64

March 13, 2014September 17, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Royal Philharmonic under Thomas Beecham, Jascha Heifetz, violin It’s been piano, piano, piano… Concertos, sonatas, other stuff. Was definitely on a piano kick for a while, and still have lots of other pieces on the back burner that didn’t … Continue reading Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in Em, op. 64

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