I am off to practice three wonderful pieces from his Berlin-Krakow Manuscripts, numbers III, XIII, and XIII. Does anyone know if the Novello edition has been reprinted? Right now I am working off photocopies from my teacher (somehow, I don't think he would be angry [:)])
What, are there only three Mendelssohn fans on this entire Forum? [:S]</p>
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Hard to believe, in fact I don't. Face it, he's not very fashionable... sort of helplessly retro, bollocks to that. </p>
I still vividly recall a slam-dunk performance of St. Paul at the Three Choirs Festival some years back. (Whew, those tickets were expensive.) But that glorious oratorio almost floored me as much as my first encounter with Gerontius. I've never been as patient with Elijah since.
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I've done St. Paul once and Elijah twice - they are both wonderful. I'm doing Psalm 42 now and am quite fond of Die Erste Walpurgisnacht.</P>
I just finished reading a ton of email, where I found an invitation to perform Elijah in a few weeks. Don't know if I should, as it is a morning rehearsal/evening performance and I have another performance the same afternoon (a different group, entirely different program).</P>
In my excitement over Felix's 200th (which is indeed a big deal) I almost forgot to wish this fellow a very happy birthday:</P>
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<P mce_keep="true"><FONT size=4>Jehan Alain</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P mce_keep="true">Sorry for the oversight - especially as he's one of my favorite organ composers! [:$]</P>
<div></div><div>New York Times article covering Felix Hell's Mendelssohn 200th birthday concert series:
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In my excitement over Felix's 200th (which is indeed a big deal) I almost forgot to wish this fellow a very happy birthday:</p><p mce_keep="true"></p><blockquote><p mce_keep="true"><font size="4">Jehan Alain</font></p></blockquote><p mce_keep="true">Sorry for the oversight - especially as he's one of my favorite organ composers! [:$]</p>
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Aloha Maestro SB32,</p>
Yes, I like Mendelssohn's music quite a bit - Thank you for acknowledging Alain's birthday. Everytime I play or hear his oeuvre, the phrase *Phantasmagorical* comes to mind. Somewhat recently a widow asked me to play *Deuils* at her husbands funeral since he loved Alain's organ music very much - He perished while serving our Country. It was very moving to see members of his unit in Dress Uniform carry the coffin with the flag draped over it. As a former military man myself I strained to hold back the tears whilst playing the piece - powerful music for a Hero's repose.</p>
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