Composer of the Week - Felix Mendelssohn - 3. The Mozart of the 19th Century | Текст песни

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Episode 3 of 5: The Mozart of the 19th Century

Felix Mendelssohn had a remarkable, if brief career, cut short at the age of just 38 in 1847. He was born into an exceptional family. His grandfather Moses was a much respected Jewish philosopher, while his father Abraham, a wealthy Jewish banker and his mother Lea, a cultivated, musical woman had the standing and means to provide their four children with every opportunity Berlin society could offer. Only a handful of composers can match Mendelssohn's precocious talent. A child prodigy, famously likened by his friend Robert Schumann to Mozart, Felix's public career began at the age of 9. Between the ages of 11 and 15, he wrote 13 strings symphonies, 5 concertos, 4 operas, chamber music, piano and organ pieces, solo songs and choral pieces. Across the week Donald explores the musical treasures inspired by these formative years.

Mendelssohn's education was nothing if not thorough. From the age of nine, a long list of tutors arrived at the family home to teach a comprehensive list of subjects ranging from Latin to geography but perhaps the man who was to have the most profound influence over him in his early years was Carl Zelter, the director of Singakademie. Today Donald Macleod looks at Mendelssohn's early training.

00:00
Felix Mendelssohn
St Paul - Oratorio Op.36 - Pt 1, no.1; Herr, der du bist der Gott [chorus]
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
Orchestra: Champs-Elysees Orchestra.
Choir: Chapelle Royale Chorus.
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent.

00:01
Felix Mendelssohn
St Paul - oratorio Op.36 - Herr Der Du Bist Der Gott
Choir: Chapelle Royale Chorus.
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent.
Orchestra: Champs-Elysees Orchestra.
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.

00:07
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no. 12 in G minor for string orchestra - Fuga. Grave-Alle
Orchestra: London Festival Orchestra.
Conductor: Ross Pople.

00:16
Felix Mendelssohn
12 Songs Op.8 - Hexenlied
Performer: Graham Johnson.
Singer: Margaret Price.

00:19
Felix Mendelssohn
Rondo brillant in E flat major Op.29 for piano and orchestra
Performer: Stephen Hough.
Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor: Lawrence Foster.

00:31
Felix Mendelssohn
Meeresstille Und Gluckliche Fahrt - Overture Op.27
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

00:47
Felix Mendelssohn
St Paul - oratorio Op.36 - Part 1 (extract)
Singer: Matthias Gorne.
Choir: Chapelle Royale Chorus.
Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent.
Orchestra: Champs-Elysees Orchestra.
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.

First broadcast: 12 Mar 2014 (b03x1gmt)
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