The Birth of British Music - Episode 04: Mendelssohn - The Prophet

BBC, Andy King-Dabbs, Charles Hazlewood

You need to have the Flash Player installed and a browser with JavaScript support.
Title: The Birth of British Music - Episode 04: Mendelssohn - The Prophet
Producer: BBC, Andy King-Dabbs, Charles Hazlewood
Category: Music
Views: 388
Added: Nov 16th 2010
Lights off

Rate video

Rating: 5.0 out of 1 vote
Report broken documentary

Description

In the final programme, he looks at Mendelssohn, whose music embodies the sound of the Victorian age. Mendelssohn's overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream captured the Victorians' fondness for fairy stories, and he pioneered the use of a new conductor's tool - the baton. Charles's journey includes a trip to Birmingham Town Hall, where a massed choir performs extracts from Mendelssohn's iconic work Elijah.

Tags

BBC, Andy King-Dabbs, Charles Hazlewood, birth of british music, birth, british, music, documentary, free, watch, film, online, top, video, download, doc, mendelssohn, prophet, midsummer night, dream, victorian, birmingham, town hall, elijah, iconic, work, perform