Sunday, June 25, 2017

Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 - V. Wedding March

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). In 1826, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed a concert overture , inspired by the play,  first performed in 1827. He wrote a concert overture (Op. 21) In 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play where he incorporated the existing Overture. The incidental music includes the world-famous Wedding March.

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