Mendelssohn In Birmingham (Overtures)

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Release Date: 2019-06

Label: Chandos

Comes in a standard jewel case with transparent tray, with 44-page booklet
Liner notes in English, German and French
Recording venue Town Hall, Birmingham; 20 and 21 October 2013 (The Hebrides),
16 February 2014 (Ruy Blas), 15 and 16 February 2014 (Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt), 13 and
14 July 2015 (Ein Sommernachtstraum) & 10 and 11 July 2018 (other works)
Front cover Victorian engraving of Town Hall, Birmingham, Midlands, England, 1840
Recorded in 24-bit / 96 kHz
℗ 2019 Chandos Records Ltd.
© 2019 Chandos Records Ltd.
Country of origin UK
TT 74:53

Additional tracklist information:
– Track 1: (1832 – 36) in A major Oratorio on Words from Holy Scripture
– Track 2: (1833 – 34, revised 1835) in F major Overture after Franz Grillparzer
– Track 3: (c. 1825 – 26, revised 1833) in C major
– Track 4: (1830, revised 1832) in B minor Overture Dem Kronprinzen von Preußen gewidmet (Friedrich Wilhelm IV.)
– Track 5: (1842 – 44) in F Major from Incidental Music to the Play by Jean Racine
– Track 6: (1826) In E major Overture after William Shakespeare Dem Kronprinzen von Preussen gewidmet (Friedrich Wilhelm IV.)
– Index track for 7 to 8: (1828, revised 1834) in D major Overture after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Dem Kronprinzen von Preussen gewidmet (Friedrich Wilhelm IV.)
– Track 8: (1839, revised 1844) in C Major after Victor Hugo

Photos:
– © Benjamin Ealovega Photography (Booklet p. 15, 27 & back)

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