September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
The long and lovely overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream was written when Mendelssohn was only 17 years old. It was a remarkable achievement, not only because of the composer’s youth, but also because of the way it functioned as Romantic music while fitting neatly into classical sonata form. To this day, the overture is still a popular favorite as an isolated concert piece.

Nevertheless, when the King of Prussia asked him to write the incidental music for a ...
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