In ‘An Early Evening Stroll’, we delve further into the unsuspected rich reservoir of Mendelssohn’s youthful works.
At 12, he was already conducting an ensemble hired by his father with a string symphony of his own. And two years later, he composed a concerto for two pianos for his sister Fanny and himself. And on holiday in Bad Doberan on the Baltic Sea, he created a catchy piece for the local brass band.
Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2 in D gr.(1821)
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi
Felix Mendelssohn: Concert in E gr. for two pianos and orchestra
John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas, piano
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Felix Mendelssohn: Ouvertüre für Harmoniemusik opus 24
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Felix Mendelssohn: Excerpt from Piano Sonata in E gr op. 6
Murray Perahia, piano
