COMPOSERS: Felix Mendelssohn
LABELS: Brilliant
ALBUM TITLE: Mendelssohn
WORKS: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht; Overtures
PERFORMER: Leipzig Radio Choir; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur
CATALOGUE NO: 95119 (1973-75)
Mendelssohn’s Druidic cantata is a relative rarity, but makes a fresh, vital impression in this Leipzig performance under seasoned Mendelssohnian Kurt Masur. Three overtures add ballast, and are also excellent.
Terry Blain