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| Composer | Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1832 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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EdinburghSeason Finale: Ode to Joy
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Mendelssohn, MacMillan, Beethoven
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Patrick Hahn; Eleanor Dennis; Karen Cargill; Joshua Ellicott; Andrew Hamilton
GlasgowSeason Finale: Ode to Joy
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Mendelssohn, MacMillan, Beethoven
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Patrick Hahn; Eleanor Dennis; Karen Cargill; Joshua Ellicott; Andrew Hamilton
GloucesterSongs of the Sea
Mendelssohn, Wood, Elgar, Sumsion, McDowall, Stanford
Philharmonia Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins; Roderick Williams; Three Choirs Festival Chorus
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Sakari Oramo, Yeol Eum Son and the BBC Symphony in Seoul
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Yeol Eum Son’s Britten Piano Concerto formed the evening’s centre of gravity, played with lucid line, structural command and sudden fire. In Brahms’ Second Symphony, Sakari Oramo found conviction, proportion and a warmth that felt earned rather than applied.
Jörg Widmann and the CBSO enjoy themselves with Mendelssohn
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The overriding impression of Widmann’s return to Birmingham’s Symphony Hall is one of a man at complete ease and enjoying his music.
Heft and delicacy: Philharmonia makes Lammermuir Festival debut
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Bringing the Philharmonia is the most ambitious thing the Lammermuir Festival has ever done, yet it felt like a natural next step for a festival that's growing in stature.
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AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture, “Fingal's Cave”, Op.26
Kammerakademie Potsdam; Antonello Manacorda
BarcelonaEl motivo del destino
Mendelssohn, Giménez-Comas, Brahms
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Lionel Bringuier
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Bachtrack top ten: Felix Mendelssohn
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Child prodigy, keen traveller, champion of Bach – Felix Mendelssohn packed a lot of music into his short life, music that teems with freshness and vigour.
Six works inspired by the sea
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We look at Peter Grimes and other works inspired by the sea.