Mendelssohn's "Dream"
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Produced by the BBC for the British Open University
Discusses the overture and incidental music written by 19th-century German composer Felix Mendelssohn for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Establishes the influence of his contemporary, German composer Baron Karl Maria Weber, and the importance of the overture to Mendelssohn's career. Presents a scene extracted from Shakespeare's play in two versions -- first without Mendelssohn's music and then with the music. From the Arts Foundation series
Discusses the overture and incidental music written by 19th-century German composer Felix Mendelssohn for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Establishes the influence of his contemporary, German composer Baron Karl Maria Weber, and the importance of the overture to Mendelssohn's career. Presents a scene extracted from Shakespeare's play in two versions -- first without Mendelssohn's music and then with the music. From the Arts Foundation series
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