Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Vladimir Ashkenazy; Christoph von Dohnányi
Label
Decca
Catalogue No.
4801279
Barcode
00028948012794
Format
1-CD
About
Vladimir Ashkenazy’s truly magical account of Mendelssohn’s most beautiful fairy music – ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ – returns to the catalogue, coupled with another fantastical work, ‘The First Walpurgisnacht’, in a scintillating performance from Christoph von Dohnányi.
TRACK LISTING / ARTISTS
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lynne Dawson, soprano
Dalia Schaechter, mezzo soprano
Frauenchor des Rundfunkschores Berlin
Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Margarita Lilowa, mezzo soprano
Horst Laubenthal, tenor
Tom Krause, baritone
Alfred Sramek, bass
Wiener Singverein
Wiener Philharmoniker
Christoph von Dohnányi