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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture, Scherzo, Nocturne and Wedding March)

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: JiΕ™Γ­ BΔ›lohlΓ΅vek
Recording date: 9 September 2009
Date of broadcast: 9 September 2009

Few composers rise to the Shakespeare challenge. With 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' however, Mendelssohn proves equal to the task. The Nocturne is particularly fine, with french horns lulling all the world to sleep.

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: JiΕ™Γ­ BΔ›lohlΓ΅vek
Recording date: 9 September 2009
Date of broadcast: 9 September 2009

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