Mann brings back orchestra under stars Jun 26, 2008
Mendelssohn, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Copland -- works by all these and others are included ... Next, Friday evening's concert features Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Several Beethoven fest concerts sold out Jun 25, 2008
On July 2, the Ambassador Trio Kirk on piano, Ray Shows on violin and Kirsten Whitson on cello will perform trios by Beethoven, Turina and Mendelssohn. Kirk and Kevin Kenner will combine to play piano duets in two concerts July 5 and 6. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
What happens if jazz, classical and Barenaked Ladies collide? Jun 20, 2008
" Working with classical musicians isn't exactly new for Page. "I sang chorally all the way through high school and even university, and I was in the Mendelssohn Youth Choir in Toronto," he says. "I just loved everything about it, the social aspect, feeling the noise come out of your body - all of the things that made me want to be a singer. " "I took it seriously, but it was never something I considered pursuing as a career," he adds. "I sort of fell into pop music, and since then, I've only... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Sound Associates Makes Free 'Concerts in the Park' Intimate Concert Hall Experience, for 50,000 to 150,000 Jun 19, 2008
Sound Associates, Inc. built a completely different front end sound system for the for the New York Philharmonic free "Concerts in the Parks" tour to all five boroughs, East Islip, Long Island and Holmdel, NJ. The first concert, in Central Park on June 24, will feature music by Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Sousa. All concerts are followed by fireworks, no tickets are required. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MPO does Cinderella Jun 14, 2008
An exclusive RCA/BMG recording artiste, he has recorded the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn concertos, all of which were met with critical acclaim. In addition to this, he is passionate about nurturing musical talents and is the founder of the Nordic Music Academy in Denmark. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Chorale shares wonder and warmth of Mendelssohn's biblical epic Jun 2, 2008
CAMBRIDGE - Not the least pleasure of the Back Bay Chorale's Friday performance of Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah" was the match of repertoire and venue ... But the intimate Victorian grandeur and carved-wood warmth of Sanders Theatre were an architectural echo of Mendelssohn's sure-footed, unfailingly polished biblical epic ... Nevertheless, she parsed Mendelssohn's rhetoric beautifully, her musicality bringing to the fore the composer's innate melodic elegance in even the most dramatic moments. (Boston Globe)
Welcome to Wales May 28, 2008
Kenneth Davies, a native-born Welsh tenor who lives in Churchill and sings with Pittsburgh's Mendelssohn Choir, will sing two solos in the Commons Room. His voice can be heard on a recording called "The Welsh Passion," which was made in 2005. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Events listings May 18, 2008
6/28-6/29: "The Young Mendelssohn," including Octet, String Quintet in A minor, String Symphony ... Works by Schubert, Dohnanyi, Brahms, Mendelssohn ... 8/14-8/15: Works by Berlioz, Mendelssohn; Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Andrius Zlabys. (Boston Globe)
Peabody student shines on church's new organ May 15, 2008
ections from Felix Mendelssohn, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johann Sebastian Bach, Don Locklair and Max Reger for about an hour ... At Immanuel, he recognized an instrument well-suited for English and German music, and so included music by Mendelssohn, a German who wrote for organists in England, in his recital. (North County News, MD)
An altogether stirring Elijah May 10, 2008
Twenty-three years later and after seven return visits, the founder of Stuttgart's Gachinger Kantorei in 1954 and the Bach Collegium in 1965 was back to conduct Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah ... Mendelssohn's version of this sacred opera based on the Old Testament was commissioned by arguably the oldest festival of modern times, the Birmingham Festival ... The 1846 production was sung in English, although Mendelssohn had written the text in German and composed the music in accordance with that... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Cardenes tackles recording project Apr 22, 2008
The music label Artek recently released the project's first installment, with Cardenes tackling two of the most beloved pieces in the repertoire, violin concertos by Brahms and Mendelssohn, performed with the Polish orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia. Pittsburgh Symphony. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mendelssohn Choir Apr 20, 2008
The Mendelssohn Male Choir in 1909 at the Carnegie Music Hall ... Only tenors, baritones and basses existed in its first permutation: the Mendelssohn Male Choir ... And in January 1909 -- the 100th anniversary of the birth of its namesake, Felix Mendelssohn -- the men debuted at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
German choir sings classics for spring Apr 11, 2008
His repertoire features choral and religious works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms. In Shanghai the choir and symphony will perform Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy," Mozart's "Symphony No. 38 'Prague'," Mendelssohn's "Die Erste Walpurgisnacht" and Schumann's "Spanisches Liederspiel" accompanied by German pianist Ulrike Payer. (Xinhuanet, China)
Symphony of sound Apr 10, 2008
A host of composers after him including Berlioz (Romeo et Juliette), Britten (Spring Symphony), Philip Glass (Choral and Toltec Symphonies), Holst (First Choral Symphony), Liszt (both the Dante and Faust Symphonies), Mahler (the Second, Third and Eight Symphonies), Mendelssohn (Second Symphony) and Stravinsky (Symphony of Psalms) have utilised the chorus in symphonies. Baritone Roderick Williams and soprano Anna Leese at the MPO concert. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
On The Horizon Apr 9, 2008
Carter centennial, Mendelssohn, Glass on S.F. Performances slate. Article:Carter centennial, Mendelssohn, Glass on S.F. Performan:/c/a/2008/04/07/DD511018PP.DTL Article:Carter centennial, Mendelssohn, Glass on S.F. Performan:/c/a/2008/04/07/DD511018PP.DTL ... Carter centennial, Mendelssohn, Glass on S.F. Performances slate. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Carter centennial, Mendelssohn, Glass on S.F. Performances slate Apr 9, 2008
Article:Carter centennial, Mendelssohn, Glass on S.F. Performan:/c/a/2008/04/07/DD511018PP.DTL Article:Carter centennial, Mendelssohn, Glass on S.F. Performan:/c/a/2008/04/07/DD511018PP.DTL ... A centennial tribute to composer Elliott Carter, a bicentennial exploration of the music of Mendelssohn and the West Coast premiere of Philip Glass' landmark "Music in Twelve Parts" are among the highlights of San Francisco Performances' 2008-09 season, which runs from Sept. 6 through May 9 ... The Carter... (San Francisco Chronicle)
* New conductor ready for Taipei Apr 6, 2008
Wednesday at the National Concert Hall: Mendelssohn, Concerto for Two Pianos; Ma Shuei-long, Searching; Brahms, Symphony No. 2 ... Next Wednesdays concert features Mendelssohns colorful yet traditional Concerto for Two Pianos, but also a modern concerto for gu zheng (j) and orchestra by the very eminent Taiwanese composer Ma Shuei-long (s). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A BSO season of Messiaen, Mozart Apr 4, 2008
The season's guest conductors include Sir Colin Davis, who returns to the podium to close the season with Berlioz's "Te Deum" (April 30 to May 2); Kurt Masur, who conducts an all-Mendelssohn program (Jan ... 4, 6, and 7), and Mendelssohn (Nos. (Boston Globe)
Jolt In The Hall Apr 3, 2008
Mozart and Mendelssohn will never sound quite the same again ... Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1, written as a vehicle for his own precocious keyboard prowess, is one of the great explosions of youthful showing off, a rapid-fire collection of irresistible tunes and lithe, clattery passagework ... In comparison to the Mendelssohn, this was a stately, mature reading, mixing dramatic but measured rhetoric with a certain emotional urgency that carried through the entire concerto. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Klaus Heymann Apr 1, 2008
Heymann: Well, that's all my parents ever played at home so the very first record in our family was Hebrides Overture by Mendelssohn. I went to my first concert when I was nine years old at the end of the war in a place where we had been evacuated to. (CNN -- International)
Hall casts pall over voices Mar 31, 2008
The three lovely Mendelssohn duets with which they opened the recital are drawing room music of the best possible kind, but the large hall diminished them. Schade and Braun were able to project the middle one, a farewell song of migrant birds, through the sheer beauty of their vocal blend. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Eclectic program expected of choir Mar 28, 2008
Felix Mendelssohn, the German period composer who Barton said is recognized as one of the best composers of his day, composed a majority of the songs for the show. University Choir President Meghan Treese (senior-psychology) said two of the pieces are going to be performed in German. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Public Radio Mar 22, 2008
68; Mozart: Piano Trio in B-Flat, KV 502; Mozart: Duos on Themes from The Magic Flute for Two Oboes; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E-Minor, Op. 442. (Montana Standard, MT)
PCCA kicks off 2008 campaign Mar 22, 2008
Included in their program will be Chopin, Mendelssohn and Debussy pieces plus Leonard Bernstein melodies from "West Side Story" and Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on Greensleeves.". Post-holiday fare opens the evening of Feb. 6 with "Just Friends," featuring Jimmy Martin and Dee Noah. (Pratt Tribune, KS)
Taking risks, under Handel's enduring influence Mar 18, 2008
The program, energetically conducted and narrated by artistic director Jane Ring Frank, included works by Gay, Britten, Weill, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Brahms, and only one (alas) by Handel, "Sing Ye to the Lord" from "Israel in Egypt.". Counter to tradition, lighter fare came first, with a spliced-together sequence that told the story of "The Beggar's Opera" through the music of three composers, John Gay, Weill, and Britten. (Boston Globe)
PBT stretches to the beat of percussive, inventive program Mar 17, 2008
It is at its best when it marshals its forces, in this instance the PBT dancers and orchestra (with conductor Charles Barker authoritatively at the helm) and The Mendelssohn Choir (beautifully rehearsed by Betsy Burleigh to take advantage of the dynamic contrasts). Of the vocal soloists, baritone Brian Keith Johnson displayed a rich sonority and tenor Dillan McCartney a sweet clarity. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
National Ballet's versatility shines in triumphant trio Mar 15, 2008
Conductor David Briskin leads the 18-member music ensemble, the men of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and the wonderful baritone soloist Joseph Song Chi. Both Briskin and his forces rise above mawkish sentimentality by paying immaculate attention to the drama in the music. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Mar 9, 2008
Pacifica Quartet (April 26-27): "The Mendelssohn Project," including the composer's Octet with the Miro Quartet ... It will perform "The Mendelssohn Project" -- a complete cycle of the composer's string quartets over three concerts in April ... Pacifica also will invite the Miro Quartet for a performance of Mendelssohn's famous Octet. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The World A Major Event in a Strangely Minor Key Mar 2, 2008
In a gleaming theater called the Moranbong, dozens of sober-suited North Koreans certainly specially selected for the audience sat in rows watching a Mendelssohn Octet performance with four Philharmonic members and four local musicians. They stared ahead impassively. (New York Times)
Spotlight on...Emily Kim Goldsmith '08 Feb 29, 2008
Emily Kim Goldsmith '08, winner of this year's Alan and Joyce Beucher Concerto Competition, will be playing the first movement of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in the College Orchestra concert on April 25 ... MC: Why did you choose the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto for the Concerto Competition ... EG: I have wanted to play the Mendelssohn ever since I heard one of my teacher's students play it in middle school. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Conductor set for Pyongyang moment Feb 25, 2008
BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- Lorin Maazel received thunderous applause over the weekend from music fans in Beijing, as the New York Philharmonic under the baton of the 77-year-old conductor played a mixed program featuring the works of Rossini, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and Brahms. And at the climax of the two concerts, Maazel rewarded his adoring fans with several encores, including Bizet's L'arlesienne. (Xinhuanet, China)
Finish Cipolato’s masterpiece for Garden City Feb 22, 2008
I wanted to meet them and met Alfredo at a Mendelssohn Club rehearsal in 1978. Alfredo (and his family), in his typical gregarious, colorful way, connected me to my dad s family in New York and helped fill the only thing missing for me in my new home of Missoula. (Missoulian, MT)
Three explore the brilliance and lushness of the dour side Feb 21, 2008
For Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet No.2 in F minor, Opus 2, the strings were joined by a chamber music player of enormous experience, violist Irina Morozova. The piece, written while Mendelssohn was in his early teens, radiates the brilliant facility of this composer's youthful work, although the performance had moments where the polish had not quite been buffed to its full sheen and there was a sense at interval that one hadn't yet heard truly great music. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Alfredo Cipolato shared his music, food and a smile Feb 20, 2008
The Missoula Mendelssohn Club sang with its usual elegance Tuesday morning, but they were a bit light in the tenor section. They will find it hard to replace Alfredo Cipolato, who helped found the club 63 years ago and sang with them for 61. (Missoulian, MT)
Penn State orchestra to perform tomorrow Feb 15, 2008
The program for the performance will include Stephen Hartke's "Pacific Rim," Maurice Ravel's "Piano Concerto in G" and Felix Mendelssohn's "Symphony No. 5." ... Edelstein said the performance would begin with a fairly new piece by an American composer, followed by a "jazzy" piano concerto by a French composer and finished with a Mendelssohn symphony. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Manhattan Piano Trio: a grand departure from the usual Feb 15, 2008
Juon is sometimes referred to as the "Russian Brahms," and he won the Mendelssohn Prize in Composition at the age of 24, around the time he composed his trio. Finally, the group turns to another iconic Russian 20th-century composer, Dimitri Shostakovich, to play his "Jazz Suite No. 1" in an arrangement they put together themselves. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Music for lovers Feb 15, 2008
Critics pick at the orchestration and long-windedness of both concerti, but these are works of genius, and for me they rank with the Mendelssohn Octet and the Bizet Symphony in C as among the greatest works anyone of such youth ever wrote. The slow movement of the F minor is a literal love song to a young voice student with whom Chopin was infatuated, and it s gorgeous. (The Palm Beach Post)
* NY Philharmonic begins tour of Asia with Taipei concert Feb 12, 2008
Maazel will conduct the orchestra in playing works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rossini and Tchaikovsky. Soloists include Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, principal horn Philip Myers, and guest cellist Alisa Weilerstein. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Critics' picks - classical music Feb 11, 2008
The bill includes local premieres of works by William Bolcom, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Derek Bermel balanced by the much-loved octets of Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. Friday at 8 p.m., Jordan Hall. (Boston Globe)
PSO's '08 schedule heavy on Viennese compositions Feb 10, 2008
Honeck will conduct his first concert with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh with Orff's "Carmina Burana" and he will get to know PSO soloists in Haydn's "Sinfonia Concertante." ... Leonard Slatkin will arrive in October to conduct Adams' "Slonimsky's Earbox," Dvorak's "Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," and the premiere of a work for choir and orchestra by Derek Bermel. That composition stems from a double celebration: of the 250th anniversary of the city of Pittsburgh and of the 100th... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Symphony In The Domain Jan 18, 2008
Fewer still cite the Canadian band Rush as an influence when describing a program of classical works from Mendelssohn and Stravinsky. "They're what one calls a heavy metal band, even though it's a terrible name for them because they have been everything but," conductor Jonathan Stockhammer says from his home in Berlin. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New trio replaces Euclid Quartet Jan 18, 2008
In addition to the Schoenfield piece (which is the first performance of this work in Siouxland, Shufro said), the concert will also feature Haydn's "Trio in G Major" and Mendelssohn's "Trio #1 in D Minor." ... He continued, "The Mendelssohn piece is one of the most significant and best-loved works in the entire chamber repertoire. It's a monumental work with soaring melodies, brilliant passage work, and emotional intensity.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Overlooked classical music treasures that should be unearthed Jan 16, 2008
William Sterndale Bennett: Piano concertos: The young band of so-called New Romantics, whose works and reputation Robert Schumann promoted tirelessly through his music criticism during the 1830s, included a roster of familiar names: Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn and, of course, himself ... The guiding spirits are Mendelssohn and Mozart, but there's a nimble freshness that is the composer's own. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Maazel to End NY Phil Tenure With Mahler Jan 12, 2008
Masur, a successor to Mendelssohn as conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, will return in early February to commemorate the German composer's 200th birthday. Other highlights: Stanley Drucker marking his 60 years with the Philharmonic by performing Copland's Clarinet Concerto; a concert performance of Richard Strauss' opera "Elektra," all six Brandenberg Concertos by Bach; and "War Requiem.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Christmas quiz Dec 23, 2007
On the first day of Christmas my true love asked of me. Also in this section. (Guardian Unlimited)
Connection to baroque style redeemeth TSO show Dec 20, 2007
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir ... The 160-voice Toronto Mendelssohn Choir - exactly five times the size of the choruses Handel had at the 1742 premiere of the piece, sang with warmth and transparency; although their diction drifted somewhere mid-Atlantic, they were in great shape technically. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Holiday Pops Around the World' Dec 18, 2007
Just as we wondered "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" in the '90s and, more recently, followed "Today's" Matt Lauer on exotic jaunts around the globe, now the PSO will piggyback off those ideas with "Where in the World Is Santa Claus?" It features a frantic Mrs. Claus -- along with Attack Theatre, the Children's Festival Chorus and the Mendelssohn Choir and, hopefully, Santa Claus himself -- tomorrow through Sunday at Heinz Hall ... Who: The Pittsburgh Symphony Pops with conductor Robert... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A golden, glowing Messiah Dec 18, 2007
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and soloists ... So it's a shock to see the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir fill out the choir loft, outnumbering the orchestra four-to-one. (Toronto Star)
Hallelujah chorusNSO, Mendelssohn Choir present fresh take on 'Messiah' Dec 17, 2007
Hallelujah chorus NSO, Mendelssohn Choir present fresh take on 'Messiah' - The Advocate ... Hallelujah chorus NSO, Mendelssohn Choir present fresh take on 'Messiah ... Last year, when the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra teamed with the Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut, the orchestra's musical director, Diane Wittry, looked to rarely performed arias in an effort to inject new life into the holiday staple. (Stamford Advocate)
Christmas at the Orpheum combines Siouxland talents Dec 14, 2007
The program will include a cappella choral, orchestral, concerto, and choral-orchestral pieces by such composers as Randol Alan Bass, George Chadwick, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Rutter, and Mack Wilberg. Burton described the eclectic program as "a potpourri of selections that will compel the audience to embark upon an emotional journey of exuberant celebration, fervent religiosity, and genuine humility.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
10 child prodigies who stayed on track Dec 11, 2007
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) ... Widely regarded as the 19th-century equivalent of Mozart, German composer Felix Mendelssohn was musically precocious at an early age ... Mendelssohn began taking piano lessons at age six, made his first public performance at age nine, and wrote his first composition (that we know of) when he was 11. (CNN)
Holiday fareArea groups poised to present seasonal favorites Dec 3, 2007
For the third year, Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is teaming with the Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut to present Handel's Messiah ... A Solstice Celebration program of Praetorius' "Tanze aus Terpischore," Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 9, will take place Dec. 14, 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. (Stamford Advocate)
The Air This Week Nov 27, 2007
6 p.m. Mendelssohn, Walton (WHRB). 7-10 p.m. Abstract Terrain (WZBC: 90. (Boston Globe)
Celebrating With Song Nov 25, 2007
Martin Benvenuto conducts holiday music by Mendelssohn, John Rutter and more ... Allen H. Simon conducts seasonal music by Kodaly, Britten and Mendelssohn ... David Morales conducts holiday music by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Lauridsen and more. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
What's On: Holiday Events Nov 23, 2007
Toronto's Favourite Messiah has 160 voices singing Handel's work, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and special guests ... Toronto Mendelssohn Choir presents their annual Festival of Carols, with organist Michael Bloss, the Festival Brass and voices of the Youth Choir. (Toronto Star)
Symphony captures joyous nostalgia of Ives' 'Holidays' Nov 18, 2007
That was Sergey Khachatryan, making his Symphony debut with a lax, listless and lugubrious account of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto ... But his Mendelssohn, for all its tonal beauty and technical panache, sounded bizarrely devoid of impulse or energy. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Holiday List Nov 15, 2007
Conductor Julian Wachner and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh: Handel's "Messiah." Dec. 14-15 ... "Holiday Pops," Robert Bernhardt, conductor; Mendelssohn Choir; Children's Festival Chorus. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Keesee sets senior recital 11-13-2007 Nov 14, 2007
He will perform a variety of pieces, including works from Joseph Haydn, W.A. Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Felix Mendelssohn and more. Admission to the performance is free and open to the public. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Vocal recital promises pleasure Nov 10, 2007
People usually associate the term "art song" with lied (German art song) written by Romantic era composers such as Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms. But there are also highly regarded British art songs, though they are seldom performed in Indonesia, or beyond Europe. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Women composers get their due at the URI Nov 3, 2007
"I knew the names of a few, the usual Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Amy Beach. Then, by chance, I read a very brief paragraph about Marion Bauer. She was born in Walla Walla, where I teach, and yet her name had never been mentioned during the 10-plus years I had taught at Whitman College. Her career appeared to be successful, including a performance of one of her works by the New York Philharmonic in 1947. Why hadn t I heard of her? Why doesn t her hometown celebrate her? How much music did... (Westerly Sun, RI)
New York Philharmonic Announces Asia 2008, February 11-24, 2008; First Tour with Global Sponsor Credit Suisse Nov 1, 2007
Mr. Maazel will conduct the Orchestra in works by Barber, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvok, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rossini, and Tchaikovsky. Soloists include Philharmonic Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, Principal Horn Philip Myers, and guest cellist Alisa Weilerstein. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
WBU Music Department plans concerts 10-21-2007 Oct 21, 2007
The 10 transcriptions will include the works of Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Schumann as well ... Not only will the choirs perform separately, but they will join together to present selections for Felix Mendelssohn s oratorio Elijah. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Pacifica Quartet gains a toehold in Boston Oct 20, 2007
59, No. 3) and a Beethoven-obsessed Mendelssohn Quartet (Op ... The Mendelssohn came first, and as was evident from the opening slow chorale, the group possesses a well-blended, dark-amber sound, polished at a medium gloss ... The outer movements of the Mendelssohn brim with stormy lyricism, and the Pacifica navigated both of them with a winning blend of ensemble precision and expressive heat. (Boston Globe)
JS Bach's St. Matthew Passion Oct 14, 2007
The revival of Bach's music by Mendelssohn brought immense attention to JS Bach's works that has persisted until now. At the time of composing St Matthew Passion, Bach was at the height of his creative powers. (Suite101.com)
Felix Mendelssohn's St Paul, Op.36 Oct 14, 2007
Felix Mendelssohn's St Paul, Op. 36: Oratorio produced by Mendelssohn 10 years earlier than Elijah ... Felix Mendelssohn's St Paul, Op. (Suite101.com)
