Mendelssohn: Overtures, Opp. 21, 26, 27, 32
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Editor: Christian Martin Schmidt (1942-) Instrumentation: Orchestra Binding: Hardcover ISMN: 9790004802700 Size: 9.8 x 12.6 inches Pages: 364 Urtext / Critical Edition Listen on Soundcloud Description To this day, Mendelssohn's epoch-making Overture to A Midsummer Nights Dream has been performed on the basis of a more than dubious transmission. Neither the first edition of the parts (1832), and certainly not the print of the score based on these parts (1835) go back directly to the autograph of the 17-year-old composer, which is now located in Krakow. No wonder, since Mendelssohn had breezily given away his original at an early date. The result: during his lifetime, versions were published with his authorization, even though they were full of unintended inconsistencies. Yet the autograph of 1826 is unequivocal: it is clear, practically free of irregularities and diverges considerably from the corrupted printed version. Chr