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COE, Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Felix Mendelssohn: 'Ein Sommernachtstraum', Op. 61; 'Die erste Walpurgisnacht', Op. 60 (1993)

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COE, Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Felix Mendelssohn: 'Ein Sommernachtstraum', Op. 61; 'Die erste Walpurgisnacht', Op. 60 (1993)

Felix Mendelssohn: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Op. 61; 'Die erste Walpurgisnacht', Op. 60 (1993)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 339 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 209 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Orchestral, Choral | Label: Teldec | # 9031-74882-2 | Time: 01:17:55

Mendelssohn's highly potent brand of magic here in rhythmically robust live recordings of eight numbers from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a formidable team of soloists for the spooky Walpurgisnacht.

BBC Music Magazine

Harnoncourt's performance of the Midsummer Night's Dream music is not quite complete, since the ''Fairies' March'' and the ''Funeral March'' are both omitted. On the other hand, he has a complete cantata as a coupling, which gives his disc a strong competitive edge against several issues which only contain the one work. His performance contains two unusual features in that both the ''Nocturne'' and the ''Wedding March'' are taken more quickly than usual, to good effect, it seems to me, since both items can seem a bit ponderous in the wrong hands. Harnoncourt's conducting is generally lively and clear-cut, but a little lacking in affection and humour. The singing and playing are all first-rate, however. Masur's Leipzig disc does contain just the one work, but it is quite well-filled, since a fair amount of dialogue is included, albeit in German translation. Mendelssohn's music undoubtedly gains through being set in its original dramatic context (the English text is printed in the insert) and since Masur's performance is also first-rate his version is the one to have.

Die erste Walpurgisnacht is a setting of a Goethe ballad which depicts a symbolic struggle between pagan (or innovative) forces and Christians (hemmed in by tradition and bigotry), with the latter losing both the physical and moral battle. Mendelssohn's music consists of an overture plus ten vocal numbers. The tenor soloist makes a rather strained, reedy contribution to Harnon-court's performances, but the other two soloists show plenty of dramatic flair and the choral singing is superlative. Harnoncourt conducts watchfully and efficiently, but once more it is possible to imagine a more imaginative, characterful interpretation. Dohnanyi's alternative version, enthusiastically welcomed by EG, offers the Third Symphony as a coupling. The engineering throughout Harnoncourt's disc is excellent.'

Review by Gramophone Magazine

The catalog doesn't need a new version of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream, but this one is sung and spoken in German (hence the use of Sommernachtstraum on the cover), which is rare. It's reminder that Mendelssohn was setting a German translation of Shakespeare. Harnoncourt's performance is very fine. His speakers and singers are first-rate, and he evokes both the dreamy relaxation of the play and its mercurial swiftness. Tempos are on the fast side, phrasing is crips without being terse, and the execution by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe could be mistaken for the Concertgebouw.

Mendelssohn wrote the overture to MND when he was 17, but he was thirty when he composed the rest of the music in 1840-41. In between, he set a ballad of Goethe's as a sedular oratorio from 1830, The First Walpurgis Night. It isn't one of his most notable works, since it falls short of expressing Goethe's text. Heresy and paganism seem rather lightly dealt with, and critics often point out that Mendelssohn, a composer uncomfortable with dissonance, was hardly the right choice to depict evil. The writer of the liner notes for this CD takes the posiiton that the music is meant to be satiric and humorous. Maybe.

In any event, Harnoncourt gives his all, and there are moments of quality music, such as the overture, that I was happy to encounter. Among the seven soloists (too many for the practical staging of a 30+ min. work), Thomas Hampson and Rene Pape are the standouts, not surprisingly. the Arnold Schoenberg Choir is expert, as always. I think the best way to approach Die erste Walpurgisnacht is to tkae it as lihgtly as MND, disregarding the Victorian niceties of Mendelssohn's theology. As diabolical fairy music it's not as engaging as its famous disc mate, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Review by Santa Fe Listener, Amazon.com

COE, Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Felix Mendelssohn: 'Ein Sommernachtstraum', Op. 61; 'Die erste Walpurgisnacht', Op. 60 (1993)



COE, Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Felix Mendelssohn: 'Ein Sommernachtstraum', Op. 61; 'Die erste Walpurgisnacht', Op. 60 (1993)



Performers:

- Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Erwin Ortner, chorus master)
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

«Ein Sommernachtstraum»
- Pamela Coburn, soprano
- Elisabeth von Magnus, alto/narrator
- Christoph Bantzer, narrator
«Die erste Walpurgisnacht»
- Uwe Heilmann, tenor — ein Druide, ein christlicher Wächter
- Birgit Remmert, alto — eine alte Frau aus dem Volke
- Thomas Hampson, baritone — der Priester
- Rene Papé, bass — ein Wächter der Druiden

Live recorded: Stefaniensaal, Graz, 14 & 15 (Ein Sommernachtstraum) & 18–20 (Die erste Walpurgisnacht) July 1992

Tracklist:

«Ein Sommernachtstraum», Op. 61

01. Ouvertüre (Op. 21) (11:50)
02. Nr. 1. Scherzo (04:56)
03. Nr. 3. Lied mit Chor (05:14)
04. Nr. 5. Intermezzo (03:35)
05. Nr. 7. Notturno (04:33)
06. Nr. 9. Hochzeitsmarsch (04:14)
07. Nr. 11. Ein Tanz von Rüpeln (01:33)
08. Nr. 13. Finale (05:37)

«Die erste Walpurgisnacht», Op. 60

09. Ouvertüre (09:25)
10. «Es lacht der Mai» (04:52)
11. «Könnt ihr so verwegen handeln?» (02:33)
12. «Wer Opfer heut zu bringen scheut» (02:27)
13. «Verteit euch, wackre Männer, hier» (01:42)
14. «Diese dumpfen Pfaffenchristen» (00:50)
15. «Kommt mit Zacken und mit Gabeln» (01:41)
16. «Kommt mit Zacken und mit Gabeln» (03:55)
17. «So weit gebracht, das wir bei Nacht» (04:18)
18. «Hilf, ach hilf mir, Kriegsgeselle!» (01:02)
19. «Die Flamme reinigt sich vom Rauch» (03:29)


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Analyzed: Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (1-2)
Birgit Remmert, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (3)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (4-10)
Pamela Coburn, Elisabeth von Magnus, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (11)
Pamela Coburn, Elisabeth von Magnus, Christoph Bantzer, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (12)
Rene Papé, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (13-14)
Thomas Hampson, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (15-17)
Uwe Heilmann, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: «Ein Sommernachtstraum» • «Die erste Walpurgisnacht» (18-19)
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DR14 -11.46 dB -31.57 dB 5:38 08-«Ein Sommernachtstraum», Op. 61: Nr. 13. Finale
DR14 -13.53 dB -34.77 dB 0:50 14-«Die erste Walpurgisnacht», Op. 60: Nr. 5. «Diese dumpfen Pfaffenchristen»
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Official DR value: DR14

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COE, Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Felix Mendelssohn: 'Ein Sommernachtstraum', Op. 61; 'Die erste Walpurgisnacht', Op. 60 (1993)

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