Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

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Accentus Music

23 Μαΐου 2023

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Felix Mendelssohn:A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental music, Op. 61A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

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Lucerne Festival Orchestra (Ορχήστρα)Riccardo Chailly (Μαέστρος)

In the Overture and Incidental Music to William Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ Felix Mendelssohn brings the illustrious company of elves, lovers’ passions and the solitude of the forest or a moonlit night to musical life. It became a model for other literary reflections in music like Peter Tchaikovsky’s ‘Manfred Symphony.’ It’s four movements- or “images,” as the composer himself named them- capture the world-weariness of George Byron’s ‘Manfred: A Dramatic Poem’ in music. Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra awaken the musical imagery of both works in a colorful, fresh, and enchanting performance. This release was recorded live at the Concert Hall of KKL Luzem, Lucerne Festival in August of 2017.

Reviews:

BBC Music Magazine october 2018

As a piece of filmmaking, it is utterly conventional…Chailly’s clear, unfussy gestures and limited range of facial expressions are all registered…As of August 2017, when this concert was recorded, the orchestra featured a particularly colourful and well-integrated wind section and the many solo touches in Mendelssohn’s Overture and Incidental Music are all delectably done. – 4 out of 5 stars

Gramophone Magazine September 2018

Together they make a classy sound, and these are classy performances. Chailly’s Mendelssohn is affectionate, reflecting his time as principal conductor at the Leipzig Gewandhaus…Manfred is treated to a beautifully sculpted account, although Chailly doesn’t really whip up the score to the frenzied heights of some readings…He gets polished playing from the LFO, woodwinds once again a delight.

The Guardian 5th July 2018

[The Mendelssohn] provides a wonderful workout for all the sections of the LFO…and confirmation that the orchestra’s chamber-music-like attention to detail and exquisite ensemble remain intact…But it’s the Manfred Symphony that shows the qualities of the new partnership at its most powerfully persuasive.