No Place Like Home
Kate Molleson follows Mendelssohn's homecoming and his search for a lasting musical legacy.
This week, Kate Molleson has followed Felix Mendelssohn's travels across Europe. In the final episode, Mendelssohn returns to Germany after years on the road, determined to build a life as a composer. Personal loss, professional disappointment and battles with musical conservatism all lie ahead. Yet from setbacks in Berlin and Düsseldorf emerge some of his greatest achievements, including his transformative work in Leipzig, where he helped shape one of Europe's leading orchestras and founded a conservatory whose influence would be felt for generations.
String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18: III. Adagio e lento
Robert Mann, viola
Mendelssohn String Quartet
Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19b
Jacopo Salvatori, piano
Trumpet Overture, Op. 101
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Paulus, Op. 36, Part 1: "Herr! Der du bist der Gott"
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Leipzig Radio Choir
Gewandhaus Kinderchor
Kurt Masur, conductor
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Janine Jansen, violin
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West.
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Quintet No.1 in A major, Op.18 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Bob Mann. Ensemble: Mendelssohn String Quartet.- BIS : BISCD-1254.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words, Book 1, Op.19
Performer: Jacopo Salvatori.- ONCLASSICAL : OCD-25057B.
- ONCLASSICAL.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture, Op.101
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOP : 423-104-2.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOP.
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Felix Mendelssohn
St Paul, Op.36, Pt 1, No.1, 'Herr! Der du bist der Gott'
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Choir: MDR Radio Choir Leipzig. Choir: Leipzig Gewandhaus Children's Choir. Conductor: Kurt Masur.- DECCA : 4761902.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 (1st mvt)
Performer: Janine Jansen. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- DECCA : 475-8328.
- DECCA.
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