Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer's Night Dream (1842) - Scherzo & Song - "You spotted snakes"

[LaPersonaNonGrata]

This is better than pop music.

[elwod]

@LaPersonaNonGrata dumb comparison

[MrFerminleon]

At separate times, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1826, near the start of his career, Mendelssohn wrote a concert overture (Op. 21). In 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play, into which he incorporated the existing Overture. The incidental music includes the world-famous Wedding March.(From Wikipedia).

[MrFerminleon]

At separate times, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1826, near the start of his career, Mendelssohn wrote a concert overture (Op. 21). In 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play, into which he incorporated the existing Overture. The incidental music includes the world-famous Wedding March. The German title reads Ein Sommernachtstraum.From Wikipaedia.

[JamesraynorII]

who are the singers?

[LindoroRossini]

@JamesraynorII: Judith Blegen and Florence Quivar.

[JamesraynorII]

@LindoroRossini thank you

[chettmansberger]

Who is the conductor, please?

[LindoroRossini]

@chettmansberger: James Levine, it's in the description =).

[chettmansberger]

@LindoroRossini

My apolgies, in addition to my thanks to you! If I'd put my glasses on once in a while, I would have seen that. Back when I was on the radio at a tiny classical music station, the Schertzo was my opening and closing "music bed" (background). It never fails to bring back the most wonderful memories.

Thank you so much for a wonderful posting. All the best to you and yours, Carol 

[CeciliaLucretiaBadea]

Superb.

I come here to listen and listen to this wonderful music.

Thank you, Lindoro Rossini.

You are a Rossini! I bet love operas. :)

[hannibalpsychiatrist]

this song was in the first scene of the film red dragon i was searching for it i didn't find it and finally i found it!

[BeztMuzic]

The literature is written by Shakespeare, a British. It’s about a fairy tale in Athens, Greece. The painting is painted by Joseph Paton, a Scottish. (I have a copy of the beautifully painted “Titania and Bottom” depicting the two lovers by Henry Fuseli born in Switzerland). The music is composed by Mendelssohn, a German. This rendition is performed by an American orchestra. Now we are talking about Arts Without Borders. For generations, that summer dream has inspired endless imaginations. A+

[Markus221Br]

Masterpiece indeed...

[stargirlsusan]

i dont like this type of music that much, but either way This guy is awesome,n just for bringing Bach back to life :), otherwise i wouldnt have not ever known, and had lost interest in music

[saulboyjt]

Enchanting magical astonishing Great Masterpiece by the Greatest composer of all time, Mendelssohn.

The Great Jewish composer from Germany.

Israel forever.

[legruno]

love the vocals at 4:45

i dont know anything about classical, baroque or those genres :P

so iwanna beg pardon if i spelled wrong "vocals"

or it had another name

:DDDD

[lksivley12]

"A Midsummer's Night Dream" is my favorite Shakepearean play of all time. How I thought Titania was so lomvely and yet so silly... and who could resist Puck...

"what fools these mortals be"

[TheUnforgivingOne]

fantastico bravo my friend ....Ese this is beautiful

[gianpaga11]

Fantastic! Bravo!!!

Thank you very much!

[ZeppelinRules]

I first heard this in the opening scene of "Red Dragon"

[KyrieEleison46]

Beautiful painting. Would like to know the artist.

[zesto72]

Amazing musicians!

[longshotgod]

This is difficult music to play haha!

[framaulo]

Great tempo!

[killywillythepenguin]

3/8 of death!

[kkrylovskiy]

quite a courageous tempo!

[MzGGStudios]

have to do this song for an assignment whoever knows more than me in music can they plz msg back abt wat instruments are being used in this song like the diff sounds they r making

[ShantiOoom]

Very enjoyable.

Anyone know the story of the painting?

[lmaocopter]

anyone else notice the binaural affect of this music? apparently it was an accidental binaural recording when this piece was recorded.

[abtiger124]

wierd but i give it a 8 good song

[tonin7yahooca]

What's that painting?

[Phersephoie]

just think that he was only 17 when he wrote this... what the hell is left for the rest of us???? :S

[Stravinsky91]

@Phersephoie actually he wrote the first part of the entire work (hte ouverture) when he was 15 :) Completed it when he was older

[NemoProkofiev551]

Mendelssohn the genius! It's awesome, what else can I write? 5X*!

[SonofDostojevskij]

What do you call this, an oratorio?

[samlab0920]

@SonofDostojevskij No, that's not an oratorio, it's a ballet

[SonofDostojevskij]

What ,a ballet? On wikipedia they call it an overture.

[LindoroRossini]

It's actually a set of incidental music to Shakespeare's play, which, among other things, incorporates a formal overture, several dances, as well as background music :).

[samlab0920]

So that's a kind of ballet, isn't it?

[LindoroRossini]

Not really (though some of the music, such as the scherzo, can be set in a manner similar to ballet, and it is feasible that a ballet impresario would be attracted to an idea of rearranging the music into a suite to be performed as a ballet), incidental music is a nineteenth century equivalent of a movie soundtrack, as it serves the same basic function of adding suitable music to complement the dramatic action :).

[sabistarian]

@LindoroRossini Actually, Balanchine made a ballet with Mendelssohn's suite, it's wonderful, especially for the music! Thanks for uploading this.

[BernardProfitendieu]

@sabistarian Balanchine incorporated lot's of other Mendelssohn music into his Midsummer Night's Dream (1962) - for the ballet that's unalloyed Midsummer Night's Dream there's the Ashton version (1964) ... both are great ballets.

[sabistarian]

@BernardProfitendieu yeah I know. I have Balanchine's on DVD. I think the additions have a perfect dramatic reasoning behind them and it's great the fact it's 100% Mendelssohn. I adore it ♥. I had no idea there was another ballet though.

[ragenfromheaven341]

there three parts:

overture

sherzo

wedding march

get it??/

[Siegertypus]

@SonofDostojevskij don;t trust wikipedia!

[MetrosexualBiker]

Great!

[FlaggeDerShahada]

excellent!

[Jamesgs007]

Thanks for posting this exceptional music and video. Also for the detailed information.

[Atychiphobic]

Great art work! The music, of course, is sublime!

[nmakdonalds]

One of my favourites

[ThisIsMyDestiny101]

lovely

[hermanshermits124124]

Cheers!

[saguaroangel]

This is great! Thank you!

[addict2music21]

thank you for such a great discription!