Discover Mendelssohn March 22, 2009

Mendelssohn composed an overture inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1826, and in 1843 he was commissionedto write incidental music for a German stage production. He added the overture, and both were used in most stage versions through the 19th Century. This program explores the incidental pieces including the familiar Wedding March.

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