All Mendelssohn articles
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ReviewJohannes Moser, Alasdair Beatson: Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn
An exhilarating programme of works for cello and piano captures these composer siblings’ high spirits
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Pavel Šporcl: Mendelssohn violin concerto
In this video, Pavel Šporcl performs Mendelssohn’s E minor Violin Concerto with the English Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Woods in concert at Cadogan Hall, London, on 9 June this year. Šporcl has sold more than 230,000 CDs in his career, with his latest recording, ‘Christmas On The Blue ...
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Review
Doric Quartet: Mendelssohn String Quartets vol.1
Structured readings that also capture the intense emotions of the music
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Masterclass: Mendelssohn Variations Op 17
British cellist Guy Johnston talks about dialogue, contrast and sense of line in the German composer’s Classical–Romantic work
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Review
Ragazze Quartet: Spiegel: Works by Mendelssohn and Beethoven
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet no.2 in A minor op.13; BEETHOVEN String Quartet no.15 in A minor op.132
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11-year-old Leia Zhu performs early Mendelssohn concerto
In this video, violinist Leia Zhu, born in the UK in October 2006, performs the Mendelssohn’s early D minor Violin Concerto with the Kazan Chamber Orchestra ‘La Primavera’ conducted by Rustem Abyazov. The concert took place on 14 March 2018.
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Review
Christian Poltéra, Ronald Brautigam: Mendelssohn works for cello and piano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Strong, supple and virtuosic accounts of Mendelssohn Musicians: Christian Poltéra (cello) Ronald Brautigam (piano) Works: MENDELSSOHN Cello Sonatas: no.1 in B flat major op.45 and no.2 in D major op.58; ...
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'If one can do something, I believe it’s important to try' – Hilary Hahn on Refugee Council concert in London
The violinist will perform the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at a Royal Festival Hall fundraising concert on 15 January conducted by Edward Gardner. Here she talks to The Strad about a cause close to her heart and a concerto which has become a constant companion
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Mendelssohn - String Symphony No. 10, Tabea Zimmermann, JSO
The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra strings, lead from the viola by Tabea Zimmermann, perform Mendelssohn’s String Symphony no.10. The String Symphonies (twelve in total) were composed when Mendelssohn was between twelve and 14 years old.
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Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
The Borodin Quartet and Fine Arts Quartet combine to perform Mendelssohn’s Octet. The performance was filmed live on 20 July 1990 at the Festival de St-Riquier, Baie de Somme, France, in the Saint Riquier Abbey.
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Mendelssohn: String Quartets: no.5 in E flat major op.44 no.3, no.6 in F minor op.80; Four Pieces op.81: nos.3 & 4
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: The Escher Quartet completes its Mendelssohn survey in style Musicians: Escher Quartet Composer: Mendelssohn Catalogue number: BIS 2160 (SACD) With the third and final instalment of its Mendelssohn quartets survey, the New York-based Escher Quartet ...
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Beethoven: String Quartet no.15 in A minor op.132. Mendelssohn: String Quartet no.2 in A minor op.13
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: The Sacconi pairs A minor quartets by two 19th-century masters Musicians: Sacconi Quartet Composer: Beethoven, Mendelssohn Catalogue number: SACCONI RECORDS SACC 105 The Sacconi Quartet’s fifth own-label release neatly pairs Beethoven’s late A minor Quartet ...
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Gil Shaham performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham gives a particularly joyful performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lan Shui in May 2016. The full concert can be viewed at medici.tv . Read: Violinist Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos Watch: ...
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Review
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios: no.1 in D minor op.49; no.2 in C minor op.66
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: An award-winning young piano trio takes on Mendelssohn Musicians: Fournier Trio Composer: Mendelssohn This is Mendelssohn the Romantic. The Fournier Trio performs the first movement of the D minor ...
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Violinist Yoojin Jang gives winning Mendelssohn and Stravinsky performances at Sendai Competition
Yoojin Jang gives her winning performances of Mendelssohn and Stravinsky violin concertos in the final of the 2016 Sendai International Violin Competition with the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Junichi Hirokami. Read: Yoojin Jang wins Sendai International Violin Competition 2016
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News
Vision String Quartet wins 2016 Mendelssohn Prize
Founded in the 1870s, the award is given annually to the best students from Germany’s conservatoires
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Review
Mendelssohn: String Quartets: no.2 in A minor, no.3 in D major; Four Pieces: nos.1 & 2
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: December 2015 Description: Intimacy and unanimity as the Escher’s Mendelssohn cycle continues Musicians: Escher Quartet Composer: Mendelssohn Even if you’re no fan of Mendelssohn, you’ll probably – to borrow Beecham’s quip about the English not liking music – like the noise ...
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Pablo Casals: A Concert at the White House. Casals: El cant dels ocells. F. Couperin: Suite (arr. Bazelaire). Haydn: Piano Trio no.39 in G major ‘Gypsy Rondo’. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no.1 in D minor
The Strad Issue: November 2015 Description: Casals, late in life, with illustrious friends playing for the Kennedys Musicians: Pablo Casals (cello) Alexander Schneider, Jacques Thibaud (violin) Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Alfred Cortot (piano) Composer: Casals, F. Couperin, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann This is the famous concert at the White House ...
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
The Strad Issue: October 2015 Description: Steinbacher brings sweetness to two 19th-century concert warhorses Musicians: Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Charles Dutoit Composer: Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky The absence of the ‘unusual’ need not equate with a lack of quality. This disc, nicely presented, tidily recorded and ...
