Mendelssohn was born on 3rd february 1809 in hamburg, germany into a notable jewish family his grandfather was the philosopher moses mendelssohn. The lovely nocturne, as arranged by moszkowski, makes a beautiful piano number, retaining all the charm of the original. After a long gestation in which he polished the orchestration and meticulously revised the solo part, the work was finally premiered in leipzig in 1845. One of my favorite works by felix mendelssohn is his orchestral work the hebrides overture. Print and download the hebrides overture fingal s cave sheet music. Music notes for sheet music by felix bartholdy mendelssohn. The shadow of earlier composers had long been evident in his musical language, especially the refinement of mozart, with whom he seems to have shared a great sense of musical proportion and phrasing. Felix mendelssohn hebrides overture 30second exceprt. Also featured on this release is the portuguese pianist maria joao pires performing schumanns piano concerto. Mendelssohns classic melody follows the ebb and flow of the ocean waves as each section adds its voice to a vivid musical portrait. The piece was inspired by a cavern known as fingals cave on staffa, an island in the hebrides archipelago located off the coast of scotland. Felix mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave, op.
Mendelssohn s music to midsummernights dream, written in his eighteenth year, still remains the exemplar for all fairy music. Felix mendelssohns concert overture the hebrides was composed in 1830, revised in 1832, and published the next year as his op. Piano concerto 1 bluray audio1 hybrid sacd by maria joao pires, london symphony orchestra, mendelssohn, schumann, sir john eliot gardiner from amazons classical music store. The hebrides is an interesting exemplification of mendelssohn s musical style in its mixture of classical and romantic attributes. Symphony 3 hebrides mendelssohn,bartholdy felix artist format. Mendelssohn symphony no 3 scottish symphony felix mendelssohn. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of the hebrides, overture for on allmusic. Czech national symphony orchestra orchestra publisher info. Felix mendelssohn 18091847 the complete string quartets cd 1 string quartet no. Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy, known generally as felix mendelssohn 18091847 was a german composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early romantic period. Inspired by his travels to the british isles and full of the influence of the rolling scottish landscape, both mendelssohns symphony no. Mendelssohn the hebrides fingals cave clarinet excerpts. As is often the case with mendelssohn, who was an inveterate reviser of his works, he was not satisfied with the 1830 version and made changes at the beginning of 1832, writing to his sister, fanny, in january. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic.
This is just a sample of this item, buy this item to display the complete music. Sinfonie reformationssinfonie hrsinfonieorchester jeremie rhorer duration. But, in the uk at least, the title used today is the hebrides. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave classic fm. May 25, 2017 one of my favorite works by felix mendelssohn is his orchestral work the hebrides overture. Here we find the familiar, rocking bass motif, sequentially transposed in a rising pattern, with sustained wind chords in the treble. The above text from the wikipedia article the hebrides overture text is available under cc bysa 3. The third movement is the beautiful adagio which has been described as a lament for mary queen of scots. The overture requires skill in bow control and ensemble work with advanced rhythms, but the result is dynamic and just as compelling as its counterpart for full orchestra. The table below gives the following information for works by felix mendelssohn where applicable. Felix mendelssohn 18091847 symphony no 3 in a minor, scottish, op 56 1842 overture. Felix mendelssohns concert overture the hebrides was composed in 1830, revised in 1832.
The following was a musical sketch, in piano score but with detailed orchestral cues, of the opening of the overture the hebrides, also known as the fingals cave overture, in nearly its finished form. Mendelssohn symphony no 3 3rd movement, adagio video of mendelssohn symphony no 3 3rd movement, adagio the finale is marked allegro guerriero fast and warlike and the music strongly suggests a battle, with its restless syncopations which dominate the movement and the underlying foursquare tread of the lower instruments which could. Felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture, excerpt arr. Hebrides overture for string orchestra full score, intermediate orchestra sheet music. The hebrides is an interesting exemplification of mendelssohns musical style in its mixture of classical and romantic attributes. Mendelssohn hebrides overture sheet music, music books.
The london symphony orchestra present us with inspiring performances of these works, as well as a performance of schumann. Mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave abbado youtube. It was inspired by one of mendelssohns trips to the british isles, specifically an 1829 excursion to the scottish island of staffa. The hebrides overture was composed between 1829 and 1932, whilst felix mendelssohn travelled across scotland and italy, allowing him to sketch the first drafts of the his scottish and italian. Mendelssohns music to midsummernights dream, written in his eighteenth year, still remains the exemplar for all fairy music. Mendelssohn the complete string quartets comparative. Woo werke ohne opus for works without opus numbers.
Mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave how do you conjure up the sounds and sights of scotland in a single piece of music. Felix mendelssohn hebrides overture 30second exceprt by. The hebrides overture fingals cave sheet music plus. The hebrides overture violin concerto in e minor symphony no.
Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Recently, i found myself thinking that it might transcribe well to the organ, so i spent a couple. After the mystical hebrides overture and the masterly reformation symphony, mendelssohn embarked on his second violin concerto. Mendelssohns father, the banker abraham mendelssohn, was the son of the german jewish philosopher moses mendelssohn, whose family was prominent in the german jewish. The hebrides fingals cave are amongst the composers most popular and admired works.
Mendelssohnbartholdy hebrides overture sheet music. Licensed to virtual sheet music by alfred publishing company. I n both the wellknown e minor violin concerto and the work in d minor that mendelssohn composed when he was just, alina ibragimovas inventive playing is set in. Archived from the original pdf on september 27, 2007. Some consider it an early tone poem it was inspired by one of mendelssohns trips to the british isles, specifically an 1829 excursion to the scottish island of staffa, with its basalt sea cave known as fingals. Recorded october 9, 2011, at walt disney concert hall. Felix mendelssohn was born on 3 february 1809, in hamburg, at the time an independent citystate, in the same house where, a year later, the dedicatee and first performer of his violin concerto, ferdinand david, would be born. Scores at the international music score library project imslp. Mendelssohn hebrides overture fingals cave main theme sheet. The hebrides fingals cave, op 26 183032 robert schumann 18101856 piano concerto in a minor, op 54 184145 sir john eliot gardiner london symphony orchestra maria joao pires piano. The words of the prayer, ave maria, gratia plena hail, mary, full of grace, fit almost perfectly under the first 24 bars of the melody of the adagio, although the underlay at the word mulieribus is a bit forced, as can be seen from the excerpt below. Mendelssohn symphony no 3 scottish overture the hebrides.
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