Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21 (op. 61 no. 1): Ouvertüre

~ Overture

Relationships

composer:Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1826)
part of:Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 21) (order: 22)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 3) (order: 226)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002490583 [info]
part of:Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61) (order: 1)
is the basis for:Konzertparaphrase über Mendelssohns Hochzeitsmarsch und Elfenreigen aus der Musik zu Shakespeares Sommernachtstraum, S. 410
arrangements:A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture (for organ, Warren)
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: Ouvertüre (for piano four-hands)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1929-06-13A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, op. 21Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler12:39
1942-01-11 – 1942-01-12Ein Sommernachtstraum|Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Opp. 21 & 61: I. OvertureThe Philadelphia Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini11:00
1942-01-11 – 1942-01-12Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61 (op. 21): OvertureThe Philadelphia Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini10:50
1947-09-30Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 21Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler12:58
1947-11-04Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, opp. 21/61: OvertureNBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini11:21
1950-06-29Ein Sommernachtstraum: Ouvertüre, op. 21. Allegro di moltoBerliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay11:43
1950-07-01Ein Sommernachtstraum: Ouvertüre, op. 21. Allegro di moltoBerliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay11:43
1950-07-03 – 1950-07-04Ein Sommernachtstraum: Ouvertüre, op. 21. Allegro di moltoBerliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay11:43
1951-01-08A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture, op. 21 & Incidental Music to Shakespeare's play, op. 61: OverturePhilharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York, George Szell12:03
1951-12-17A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture, op. 21 & Incidental Music to Shakespeare's play, op. 61: OverturePhilharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York, George Szell12:03
1952Ein Sommernachtstraum: OvertürePhilharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík11:10
1954-01-26Concert Overture “Ein Sommernachtstraum”, op. 21: Allegro di moltoRadio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Carl Schuricht11:16
1955A Midsummer Night's Dream: I. OvertureliveKoninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Otto Klemperer12:08
1956Songe d'une nuit d'été: OuvertureWiener Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht12:00
1957-02-03Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: Overture, op. 21: Allegro di moltoThe Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy12:11
1957-02A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: OvertureLondon Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag11:55
1957-11-25 – 1957-11-28A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, op.21Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Monteux11:35
1957-12A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, op. 21Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell11:33
1958-03-21A Midsummer Night's Dream: I. OvertureDetroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray10:53
1959-04-01A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: OverturePhilharmonia Orchestra, Constantin Silvestri11:42
1960-01-04 – 1960-01-17A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, op. 21Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet11:51
1960-01-28 – 1960-02-18Overture, op. 21Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer12:56
1963-03-07 – 1963-03-13A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21, no.1. OverturePrague Symphony Orchestra, Václav Smetáček11:10
1963-11-24Incidental Music from "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61: Overture, op. 21Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra12:36
1963-11-24Incidental Music from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: I. OverturePhiladelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy12:35
1964-11Ein Sommernachtstraum. Ouvertüre: Allegro di moltoSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelík11:46
1964-12A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, op. 21Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Bernard Haitink12:12
1965-08-13A Midsummer Night's DreamliveBBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent11:00
1967-01-13A Midsummer Night's Dream: I. Overture, Op. 21: Allegro di moltoThe Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell11:31
1967-05-18Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: Ouverture. Allegro di moltoChicago Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon10:33
1968-05-03A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, op. 21, MWV P 3Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Michael Gielen12:11
1969-05-23Sogno di una notte di mezza estate op. 61 (Musiche di scema per la commedia di willian shakespeare) : OuvertureSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Otto Klemperer14:58
1976-04Ouvertüren: »Ein Sommernachtstraum« op. 21: Allegro di moltoLondon Symphony Orchestra, Gabriel Chmura12:53
1976-12-08 – 1976-12-09A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: OvertureLondon Symphony Orchestra, André Previn12:31
1977-06A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61, MWV M13: Overture, op. 21, MWV P3Felix Mendelssohn, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona12:01
1983-03A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, op. 21Philharmonia Orchestra, Neville Marriner12:17
1984-04-18Ein Sommernachtstraum Op.21liveSergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker13:54
1984-07A Midsummer Night's Dream: OvertureChicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine11:49
1984-10A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado12:08
1984-10Overture to Shakepeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 21: Allegro di moltoLondon Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado12:16
1986-05A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: OvertureOrchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit12:29
1987-06-14 – 1987-06-19A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, op. 21, MWV P 3Felix Mendelssohn12:17
1987-07-08A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: I. OvertureBamberger Symphoniker, Claus Peter Flor12:31
1987-11-30 – 1987-12-01A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op 21London Philharmonic Choir, Sarah Walker, Edith Wiens, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton12:34
1989-02Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 21, MWV P 3: Overture (Allegro di molto)liveBamberger Symphoniker, Witold Rowicki13:13
1990-09Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: Overtüre, op. 21Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur11:30
1992-01-25 – 1992-02-08Incidental Music to Op. 21 "A Midsummer Night's Dream": OvertureAtlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi11:28
1992-04A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: OvertureRoyal Scottish Orchestra, Walter Weller12:00
1992-09A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, op. 21: Allegro di moltoDeutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy11:33
1994-02Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21: Ouvertüre. Allegro di moltoOrchestre des Champs‐Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe12:28
1995-10"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Incidental Music: OvertureRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jane Glover12:13
1995-12-31Ein Sommernachtstraum‐Ouvertüre, op. 21: Allegro di moltoliveBerliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado11:42
2011-07-21Ein Sommernachtstraum (Ouverture) (live, 2011-07-21: Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere)liveOrchester des Musikgymnasiums Belvedere, Joan Pagès Valls12:30
2013-05Ein Sommernachtstraum Op. 61 (Excerpts): Overture, Op. 21: Allegro di molto - Poco ritenutoliveBerliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado12:04
2013-06-24 – 2013-06-29A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: OvertureGewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly10:59
2014-09Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61, MWV M 13: Ouverture: Allegro di moltoSwedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard10:38
2015-01"A Midsummer Night's Dream", Overture, op. 21Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer13:48
2015-01"A Midsummer Night's Dream", Overture, op. 21 (5.0 mix)Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer13:40
2016-02-16Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21liveLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner12:13
2016-02-16Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21: Allegro di moltopartialLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner6:20
2016-02-16Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21: Tempo primopartialLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner5:50
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Incidental Music: OvertureSüddeutsche Philharmonie, Alexander von Pitamic12:18
A Midsummer Night's Dream[unknown]12:16
A Midsummer Night's Dream[unknown]11:48
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Incidental Music: 1. Overture Op.21Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe12:05
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1: OvertureSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Carl Schuricht12:04
A Midsummer Night's Dream Opp. 21 and 61: Overture, Op. 21Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras11:56
A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, op. 21London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos11:07
A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, op. 21Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum11:40
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: OvertureOregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling7:05
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: OvertureRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham?:??
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: OvertureThe Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Frans Haas12:14
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: ScherzopartialNBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini4:26
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 - Overture[unknown]12:11
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: OvertureWürttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Ola Rudner11:59
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: OvertureNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd12:38
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.21 OvertureFelix Mendelssohn?:??
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, op. 21Wiener Philharmoniker; Christian Thielemann13:08
A Midsummer Night's Dream: I. OvertureScottish Chamber Orchestra, Jaime Laredo11:47
A Midsummer Night's Dream: I. OvertureLondon Philharmonic Orchestra12:16
A Midsummer Night's Dream: I. OverturePhilharmonia Cassovia, Johannes Wildner12:23
A Midsummer Night's Dream: I. Overture, Op. 21Felix Mendelssohn12:14
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music Op 21, OvertureThe European Philharmonic Orchestra12:20
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture[unknown]2:38
A Midsummer Night's Dream: OvertureSlovenská filharmónia, Anthony Bramall2:51
A Midsummer Night's Dream: OvertureSouth German Philharmonic, Alexander von Pitamic12:14
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture[unknown]11:16
A Midsummer Night's Dream: OvertureFelix Mendelssohn12:30
A Midsummer Night's Dream: OvertureNew Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos11:49
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture (Orchestra of St. John's, Smith Square)Felix Mendelssohn12:23
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, op. 21Hungarian State Orchestra, Ádám Fischer13:28
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21Felix Mendelssohn11:22
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Overture op. 21Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar, Ádám Fischer13:28
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ein Sommernachstraum): Le songe d’une nuit d’été, op. 61Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur11:38
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, op. 21Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Yip Wing‐sie12:23
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Incidental Music, op. 61: OvertureWiener Philharmoniker, André Previn12:07
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21: OvertureMünchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache13:54
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21: OvertureBudapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara, János Kovács12:19
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21: OvertureBerliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler12:52
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 21: OvertureRochester Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman12:38
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