It’s a much-beloved comic tale of mismatched lovers, low-comedy buffoons, and a host of fairy spirits.
In this hour, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in music by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Britten, Weber, Korngold, Orff and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title | Group/Artist | Catalog # | UPC |
| Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner | Philips 411 106-1 | 028941110626 |
| Purcell: Dido & Aeneas [for A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite] | Ama Deus Ensemble | Lyrichord LEMS 8057 | 744457805725 |
| Weber: Oberon | Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner | Decca 478 3488 | 028947834885 |
| Hummel: Oberon’s Magic Horn | Gavle Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd | Naxos 8.557845 | 747313284528 |
| Musica Mexicana, Vol. 1 [for [Ponce Scherzo de Puck] | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz | Brilliant Classics 8771 | 5029365877121 |
| Satie: Orchestral Works | Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson | EMI Classics 341444-2 | 094634144421 |
| Mendelssohn/Korngold: Midsummer Night’s Dream film score | Germany Symphony Orchestra of Berlin and Choir, Gerd Albrecht | CPO 999 449-2 | 761203944927 |
| Orff: Ein Sommernachtstraum | Andechs Festival Choir and Munich Radio Orchestra, Christian von Gehren cond. | CPO 777 657-2 | 761203765720 |
| Castelnouvo-Tedesco: Shakespeare Overtures 1 | West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny | Naxos 8. .572500 | 747313250073 |
| Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream | City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | EMI Classics 40621 | 5099964062129 |
| Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (complete play with dialog) | Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish Philhrmonic Singers. Jaime Laredo cond. | Nimbus NI 5041/2 | 0710357504129
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