David Huckvale explores five facets of Mendelssohn's genius.
2: Mendelssohn at the Theatre
Overture: Die Hochzeit des
Camacho
Bamberger SO, conductor Claus Peter Flor
Incidental music: A
Midsummer Night's Dream Bavarian RSO, conductor Rafael Kubelik
Overture: The Fair Melusine
LSO/Claudio Abbado Infelice
Janet Baker (mezzo)
City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox
Incidental music: Antigone (excerpts)
Carl Maria von Weber Chorus
Berlin Radio Chorus
Berlin RSO/Stefan Soltesz Repeated next Tuesday 11.30pm