Review (PDF) Major Orchestral Works In Full Score (Dover Music Scores)
Here in one volume are all of Mendelssohn's major orchestral works in full score: the complete Midsummer Night's Dream — Overture and Incidental Music, plus all the play cues and all the "melodramas" — more than has ever been recorded; The Hebrides Overture, or Fingal's Cave, Op. 26; its pendant, the Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27; Symphony No. 3 in A ("Scottish"), Op. 56; and Symphony No. 4 in A ("Italian"), Op. 90. These are the most performed orchestral works and are usually considered Mendelssohn's finest.This sturdy edition has been reproduced from selected volumes of the Breitkopt & Härtel Complete Works edition, edited by Julius Rietz. Noteheads are large and clear, and wide margins and ample staves offer space for written notes, analysis, and more.
Series: Dover Music Scores
Paperback: 406 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1975)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486231844
ISBN-13: 978-0486231846
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.8 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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This is generally a good edition. The paper is very smooth making it difficult to turn pages in time. I have to crumple up each page to get enough traction to get them turned. Also the more I use it, some of the pages are beginning to come unbound. Coarser paper and sturdier binding would make this edition more practical for performance and not just as a study score.
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Â@As same as another DoverÂfs scores, this ÂgMAJOR ORCHESTRAL WORKSÂh is reprinted one. The original is THE BREITKOPF & HARTEL version, so you will never be anxiously to use this score. This includes some important works of Mendelssohn, ie ÂgA Mid-summer NightÂfs DreamÂh and so on. It has very clear lines and you can look out one or some part easily. So if you have this score, you can enjoy your Âghome concertÂh.
It's great to have this full score containing the very best of Mendelssohn's works, but this edition was terrible, (of course reprinted from the Breitkopf and Hartel editions). I really liked that there were all the play cues for the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, but this book wasn't bound with the immortal glue Dover books are bound with tody. My 406 paged book is in pieces with a bunch of errors in it. This was a waste of $20. I don't know the other editions of Mendelssohn's works, but I don't really like his music that much anyway. At the time I just wanted to have references to the flute solo from the Scherzo.
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