The Midsummer’s Night Connection
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Edwin Landseer - Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania and Bottom)
It’s a much-beloved comic tale of mismatched lovers, low-comedy buffoons, and a host of fairy spirits.
In this hour, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in music by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Britten, Weber, Korngold, Orff and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
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CD Title
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
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Philips 411 106-1
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028941110626
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Purcell: Dido & Aeneas [for A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite]
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Ama Deus Ensemble
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Lyrichord LEMS 8057
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744457805725
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Weber: Oberon
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Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
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Decca 478 3488
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028947834885
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Hummel: Oberon’s Magic Horn
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Gavle Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd
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Naxos 8.557845
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747313284528
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Musica Mexicana, Vol. 1 [for [Ponce Scherzo de Puck]
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz
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Brilliant Classics 8771
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5029365877121
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Satie: Orchestral Works
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Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson
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EMI Classics 341444-2
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094634144421
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Mendelssohn/Korngold: Midsummer Night’s Dream film score
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Germany Symphony Orchestra of Berlin and Choir, Gerd Albrecht
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CPO 999 449-2
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761203944927
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Orff: Ein Sommernachtstraum
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Andechs Festival Choir and Munich Radio Orchestra, Christian von Gehren cond.
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CPO 777 657-2
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761203765720
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Castelnouvo-Tedesco: Shakespeare Overtures 1
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West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny
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Naxos 8. .572500
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747313250073
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Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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EMI Classics 40621
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5099964062129
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (complete play with dialog)
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish Philhrmonic Singers. Jaime Laredo cond.
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Nimbus NI 5041/2
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0710357504129
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