Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture

Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. First in 1826, near the start of his career, he wrote a concert overture (Op. 21).

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[Ernesto]

No other music makes me so emotional than this Overture. Not only at the incredible genius of a 17 y.o., but because its magic keeps a steady musical climax with themes weaving throughout and progressing until the last note.

[canman]

For well over 150 years. No17 yr old can archive what Felix Mendelssohn has so far.I only started counting how many white keys on the piano at 17 !

[DIAMONDGIRL]

Fell in love with this classic as a baby.

[ShinichiKojima-tt]

The comfort and wonderfulness of this music are off the charts and beyond description and immeasurable and indescribable

[rockybernard]

thank goodness for inspiration such as this. Untouchable, still, in these modern times. The good old days were just that.

[CanecaManFace]

It's a shame that men like him, who really know how to make music, will never be born again

[linnmullin]

Felix Mendelssohn...I also agree that he is highly under rated as a composer. Not only do I love this piece of music, but also first piece I ever heard...the beautiful "Fingal's Cave Overture" and the one and only Oratorio, "Elijah!" Such a wonderful piece of music to hear and to sing! I know that he converted to Christianity at some point in his life from being Jewish. Those of you who have sung "Elijah" know what I am writing about...a beautiful and exciting work to sing again and again and again. I heard "Midsummer Night's Dream" when I was a young child and fell in love with it. So sad that he died so what he could have accomplished had he lived longer!!!

[jenniferbillings]

Brilliant composer! And his sister Fanny too. Too bad he died so young. Way beyond his time!

[laylaofvengerberg]

Spinning out brought me here.


Beautiful classic.

[informedconsumer]

One of the first classical songs I ever downloaded on an mp3 player before junior high

[Noahhhhhhh]

I've just realised that Mendelssohn's music fucking slaps

[randykern]

Fascinating that the music and the play have nothing to do with each other and are separated by several centuries

[YonkoKenji]

seeing in the comments that this guy wrote this at age 17 truly gives me some inspiration to compose even more now as im just one year younger than him when he wrote this

[esthermiller]

la Terre entière connait ce merveilleux compositeur, merci aux musiciens de haute qualité! ! Esther & Etienne Kervyn Miller

[liammcooper]

that ending section is amazing orchestration

[corriecrosss]

You just keep getting older & all the hype is true but there's always this somewhere in your head

[ketanfernandes]

To think this was composed around the same time as Beethoven’s super late works.😱😱

[samueldavidrucker]

He must have been in a trance and channeled this audial vision of the fairy world

[renatocgdems]

Simplesmente espetacular. A alma agradece.

[dwaterson]

I was brought here by the most committed thing in human history: a drunk man trying to buy more beer.