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Mendelssohn Bicentennial
1809-2009
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Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847) was one of the greatest of all the early
Romantics. Already composing in early childhood, he
created two of his greatest masterpieces at the age
of sixteen: the Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”, and the Octet for strings. A descendant of
the great Jewish Enlightenment philosopher, Moses
Mendelssohn, Felix, along with his sister Fanny,
grew up in a wealthy and cultured household, where
his musical and other artistic gifts were nurtured.
Mendelssohn was also an avid promoter of the works
of Johann Sebastian Bach, and conducted, in 1829,
the first performance of the St. Matthew Passion
since Bach’s time. In honour of Felix Mendelssohn’s
great contribution to Western music, in
collaboration with the Atlantis Ensemble, Musica
Omnia has initiated a project to record all of
Mendelssohn’s chamber music with fortepiano. This
series will be completed by 2009 in honour of the
two hundredth anniversary of the birth of this
towering genius of the nineteenth century.
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Mendelssohn Albums
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN |
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THE YOUNG FELIX MENDELSSOHN |
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The Atlantis Ensemble -
Jaap Schröder |
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Conventional wisdom has it that Felix Mendelssohn came into his own as a composer at the age of
16 in 1825, with the composition of his string Octet and the Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”. This release, the final volume of the Atlantis Ensemble’s Mendelssohn 2009 project, reveals
the lesser-known riches among the works written by young Felix in the years immediately preceding,
1822-1824. Jaap Schröder and his colleagues take us directly into the prosperous Mendelssohn
household of the 1820s, a remarkable environment that nurtured young Felix, the prodigy. |
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February-10
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Cat.#0304/3CD-Digipak
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Felix Mendelssohn |
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Piano Trio No. 1, Op.49 / Piano Sextet, Op.110* |
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The Atlantis Trio & Ensemble - Penelope Crawford (fortepiano), Jaap Schröder (violin), Enid Sutherland (cello), Peter Bucknell* (viola), Daniel Foster* (viola), Anne Trout* (double bass) |
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This second release devoted to Felix Mendelssohn completes the Atlantis Trio’s survey of the two great piano trios. For the early Piano Sextet (1824), the trio is joined by three distinguished colleagues, Peter Bucknell & Daniel Foster (violas) and Anne Trout (double bass) |
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Released July-06
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Cat.#0205/CD
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Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn |
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Piano Trios ( Op. 66 & Op.11) |
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The Atlantis Trio - Penelope Crawford (fortepiano), Jaap Schröder (violin), Enid Sutherland (cello) |
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Jaap Schröder’s celebrated Atlantis Trio presents two works by brother and sister in this Musica Omnia first release launching two important ongoing series: The Romantics, and the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial project. |
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Released August-01
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Cat.#0105/1+1 CD-set
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Real Audio
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Musica Omnia celebrates Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial
1809-2009. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was one of the
greatest of all the early Romantics. Already composing in
early childhood. Felix Mendelssohn, Romantics, Overture to A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Octet for strings, Fanny, Moses
Mendelssohn, Johann Sebastian Bach, chamber music,
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