Overture ruy blas, op 95 hyperion records cds, mp3. What follows is equally welljudged, and very strokable. London philharmonic orchestra ruy blas overture, op. Overture ruy blas with score leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic. Paulus, winds, son and stranger, camacho, athalie, trumpet, ruy blas, fair melusine, calm seas, mn dream, and hebrides. Victor hugos latest drama, ruy blas, was to be presented as a benefit performance for the pension fund on 11 march 1839, and the leipzig directors had asked mendelssohn to compose an overture and a romance for the production. The overture was taken a bit too fast for my taste but then i always favored slower. Mendelssohn obliged with a choral song, but initially demurred as to the overture. Victor hugos romantic melodrama ruy blas was first performed in 1. The ruy blas overture, opening the disc, is of greater interest, the first recording of a new edition by christopher hogwood. Monochrome scan, but the oddnumbered pages are lower definition than the. Promedica classics series program notes 20172018 toledo. Edward gardner and the cbso present volume 2 in their series mendelssohn in birmingham, this time performing symphonies nos.
Felix mendelssohn, leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic orchestra mendelssohn. See discussion for some notes about these parts purchase. Mendelssohn, it seems, was just as prone as anyone to getting nettled. Coupled with this are two of mendelssohns overtures, calm sea and prosperous voyage and ruy blas, both of which were inspired by literary works. It was a pleasure to listen to 3 works by mendelssohn which were new to me ruy blas, overture for wind instruments, and the trumpet overture. Theres much to savour in gardiners urgently driven account of ruy blas, and the vibratoless string passage that opens calm sea and prosperous voyage is simply spellbinding, reminding us of the wizardry and phenomenal aural imagination that is ever present in.
Chaillys adroit touch continues in the five midsummer nights dream selections. Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy, born and widely known as felix mendelssohn, was a german composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early rom. Part of the research project romantic overtures, 18201850 note re publisher information. Coupled with this are two of mendelssohns overtures, calm sea and prosperous voyage and ruy blas, both inspired by literary works. This overture is the result of a request to mendelssohn from the leipzig theatrical pension fund, a charity that mendelssohn liked to support. The impressive first volume was roundly praised, irr commending the powerfully engaging and alert performances while the sunday times made it their album of the week. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. Completing the album, the overture ruy blas was commissioned by the leipzig theatre as an overture to victor hugos tragic drama of the same name. There was a revival at the odeon with sarah bernhardt in 1. Eduardo portal, conductor auckland philharmonia orchestra felix mendelssohn overture ruy blas concert held at auckland town hall on the 25th october 2012. Thus, it was only natural for him to agree to a request from the theatrical pension fund. Mendelssohn was only fifteen when he composed his first symphony by which time he had already written twelve string symphonies. It begins with four bars, rather slow and stately in character, leading to a suggestion of the first theme in the strings.
Felix mendelssohnbartholdy composer 18091847 play or download midi files from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. One might think that mendelssohns a midsummer nights dream incidental music was a work about which all that could be said has been said, but this entirely fresh recording by the venerable gewandhaus orchestra of leipzig comes up with some fresh takes. Provided to youtube by awal digital ltd ruy blas overture, op. Why these works arent played more regularly in concert is a mystery. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Calm sea and prosperous voyage, based on two short poems by goethe, depicts the journey of sailors at sea with a still adagio opening ultimately giving way to a triumphant homecoming. Eduardo portal conducts mendelssohn overture ruy blas.
Hmb identifies the arranger as friedrich hermann probably because this is taken from a larger mendelssohn collection in which his name is identified as the violinpiano overture arrangements. Mendelssohn came from a cultured family versed in art, literature and philosophy as well as music, so we can take it that when he declared victor hugos play ruy blas. As one might expect of something written so quickly, the ruy blas overture despite mendelssohns hatred of victor hugos play. I didnt call it the overture to ruy blas, though, but the overture for the theater pension fund. Comments off on habanera and vaqueros song from natoma. London symphony orchestra, sir john eliot gardiner. Though considered by many to be hugos best drama, the play was initially met with only average success. Mendelssohn explains the genesis of his overture to ruy blas in a letter to his. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. First is the lithe, dry reading of the midsummer nights dream music itself, the most ethereal product of mendelssohns teenage years. The ruy blas overture was written for a play by victor hugo.