Composer of the Week - Felix Mendelssohn - 4. The Land Where the Lemon Trees Grow | Текст песни

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Episode 4 of 5: The Land Where the Lemon Trees Grow

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.

Growing up in the nineteenth century, part of a young man's experience was an extensive period of travel. Having won over the great man of letters, Goethe, a few years earlier, armed with a reputation that ensured a warm welcome wherever he went, in 1829 Mendelssohn left his teenage years well and truly behind him. He spread his wings on a trip that would occupy him for the best part of three years. Wherever he went he collected impressions, among them the material for his so-called "Italian" symphony, which he said was going to be, "the jolliest piece I have ever done"! With Donald Macleod.

00:01
Felix Mendelssohn
6 Songs Op.99 - no.1; Erster Verlust
Performer: Graham Johnson.
Singer: Margaret Price.

00:02
Felix Mendelssohn
6 Songs Op.99 - Erster Verlust
Singer: Margaret Price.
Performer: Graham Johnson.

00:05
Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto No. 1 In G Minor Op.25 For Piano And Orchestra - 1st movement; Molto allegro con fuoco
Performer: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Performer: Stephen Hough.

00:06
Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto no. 1 in G minor Op.25 for - Molto Allegro con fuoco
Performer: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Performer: Stephen Hough.

00:15
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 In A Major Op.90 (Italian)
Orchestra: Bergen filharmoniske orkester.
Conductor: Andrew Litton.

00:16
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no. 4 in A major Op.90 (Italian)
Conductor: Andrew Litton.
Orchestra: Bergen filharmoniske orkester.

00:46
Felix Mendelssohn
Die Erste Walpurgisnacht Op.60 For Atb Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra
Singer: Jadwiga Rappé.
Singer: Matthias Hölle.
Conductor: Claus Peter Flor.
Singer: Deon van der Walt.
Orchestra: Bamberg S O..
Singer: Anton Scharinger.
Choir: Bamberg Symphony Chorus.

00:46
Felix Mendelssohn
Die Erste Walpurgisnacht Op.60 for ATB soloists, chorus and orchestra (extract)
Singer: Jadwiga Rappé.
Singer: Deon van der Walt.
Singer: Anton Scharinger.
Singer: Matthias Hölle.
Choir: Bamberg Symphony Chorus.
Orchestra: Bamberg S O..
Conductor: Claus Peter Flor.

First broadcast: 13 Mar 2014 (b03x1gp0)
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