Schumann commented that this piece, perhaps the composer's most famous, glows with "the bloom of youth." It was written after the composer read the translations of Schlegel, and the thirteen movements of this incidental music
Schumann commented that this piece, perhaps the composer's most famous, glows with "the bloom of youth." It was written after the composer read the translations of Schlegel, and the thirteen movements of this incidental music underwrite the characters and scenes of the play on which it is based. For example, an interval in the ninth movement imitates an ass' bray to depict Bottom. Also, the chords used to signify the entrance of Oberon are reworked in the finale. Featuring the famous Wedding March, FTP, identify this work of Mendelssohn based on a play by Shakespeare.
Schumann commented that this piece, perhaps the composer's most famous, glows with "the bloom of youth.
A {Midsummer Night’s Dream}