A Midsummer Night's Dream - Nocturne
There are two artists with this name: (1) a German composer, (2) a British … Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists with this name: (1) a German composer, (2) a British singer and band leader.
(1) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period.
Mendelssohn was born on 3rd February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany into a notable Jewish family (his grandfather was the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn). He was a child prodigy, though his family were careful not to allow this to distort his upbringing, and only approved of his following a musical career when it was clear that he was serious about music.
Early success in Germany was followed by travel throughout Europe; Mendelssohn was particularly well received in Britain as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there (during which many of his major works were premiered) form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes however set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, and Hector Berlioz. The Conservatory he founded at Leipzig became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn’s work includes symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano works, and chamber music. He also had an important role in the revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his creative originality has again been recognised, and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era. He died on 4th November 1847 in Leipzig.
(2) The other Felix Mendelssohn was a popular British crooner of the 1930s and 1940s. He became fascinated with Hawaiian music and became best known performing as Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders. See the Wikipedia article about this band and their Last.fm artist profile.
(1) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period.
Mendelssohn was born on 3rd February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany into a notable Jewish family (his grandfather was the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn). He was a child prodigy, though his family were careful not to allow this to distort his upbringing, and only approved of his following a musical career when it was clear that he was serious about music.
Early success in Germany was followed by travel throughout Europe; Mendelssohn was particularly well received in Britain as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there (during which many of his major works were premiered) form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes however set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, and Hector Berlioz. The Conservatory he founded at Leipzig became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn’s work includes symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano works, and chamber music. He also had an important role in the revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his creative originality has again been recognised, and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era. He died on 4th November 1847 in Leipzig.
(2) The other Felix Mendelssohn was a popular British crooner of the 1930s and 1940s. He became fascinated with Hawaiian music and became best known performing as Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders. See the Wikipedia article about this band and their Last.fm artist profile.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Felix Mendelssohn Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by these artists:
Antisect A vision... For perhaps we may yet enjoy the freedom or…
Eyedi 날 훔쳐보는 널 느껴 하지만 모르는 척하고선(alright) 살며시 곁에 다가가 조금씩 스며 들어 Slow…
Eyedi(아이디) 날 훔쳐보는 널 느껴 하지만 모르는 척하고선(alright) 살며시 곁에 다가가 조금씩 스며 들어 Slow…
Images of Eden Love surrounds us, passion embraces us from all directions S…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Felix Mendelssohn:
Elijah: Hear Ye Israel Hear ye, Israel, Hear what the Lord speaketh: Oh, hadst…
Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hark! The herald angels sing ""Glory to the new-born king!""…
Hawaiian War Chant There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started …
Mood Indigo You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't…
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua I want to go back to my little grass shack…
Pagan Love Song Come with me where moonbeams light Tahitian skies And the st…
Sing Me A Song Of The Island Sing me a song of the islands My serenade that the…
Song of the Islands Islands of Hawaii Where skies of blue are calling me Where b…
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@billcheek8043
I played this in a HS horn quartet for UIL ensemble contest (received 1st Division medal) 1970. I get goose bumps every time I hear it because it is so very emotive.
@weedermann
One of all-time favorite pieces of music. Like ALL of "Midsummer Night's Dream"...but this movement has deeply affected me since I heard it as a child. Is like a hot cup of sweet fragrant tea while sitting in a comfy chair and looking out at a chilly landscape.
@lipkinasl
Very nice horn solo.
@annecohen8927
My favorite!!
@shin-i-chikozima
Splendid ！
This is the melody of Mendelssohn's aesthetics
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@paulhorn27
Love the tempo and the very "matter of fact" quality of the playing. This music kind of plays itself.
@mariarosariohuntrods9189
Una pieza lindísima, confieso que no conocía este Notturno, pero me ha cautivado.
@shin-i-chikozima
Without Mendelssohn and his great performers such as these performers with incomparable skill and exquisite technique ,
the classical music world would have been very lonely and insipid
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Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
@bobg7471
Serenely beautiful.
@ludiveniabecerra4743
Beautiful