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Mendelssohn's "Dream"

Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Media Guild

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Produced by the BBC for the British Open University

Discusses the overture and incidental music written by 19th-century German composer Felix Mendelssohn for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Establishes the influence of his contemporary, German composer Baron Karl Maria Weber, and the importance of the overture to Mendelssohn's career. Presents a scene extracted from Shakespeare's play in two versions -- first without Mendelssohn's music and then with the music. From the Arts Foundation series

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Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Media Guild
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English
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