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Mendelssohn: A Midsummers Night's Dream, Scherzo | John Eliot Gardiner & London Symphony Orchestra
Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony Orchestra bring buoyant precision and almost weightless touch to Mendelssohn's celebrated Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Performed at London's Barbican Centre on February 7, 2019, the piece serves as the concert's encore, providing an elegant and spirited conclusion.
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) composed the music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream over an extended period. The overture was written in 1826, while the co