Premiere performances given by
The Mendelssohn Project
World Premieres:
"Die erste Walpurgisnacht" (1833 Version)
Emily Wigod, alto
Marcus Ullmann, tenor
Charles Robert Stevens, bass
Fairfield County Chorale
Amor Artis Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
March 8, 2003
Norwalk, Connecticut
"Grosse Festmusik zum Dürerfest" (1828)
Yana Eminova, soprano
Barbara Rearick, alto
Randal Rushing, tenor
Philip Lima, bass
Amor Artis Choir
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
May 3, 2002
New York City
"Hora est" - Motet for 16 voices (1828)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Johannes Somary, conductor
May 3, 2002
New York City
"Ch'io t'abbandono" - Concert Aria (1825)
Kurt Willett, baritone
Johannes Somary, fortepiano
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Er hat der Sonne eine Hütte gemacht" - Motet (1821)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Johannes Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Jube dom'ne " - Motet (1822)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Johannes Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Die Himmel erzählen" - Motet (1821)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Johannes Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"A Midsummer Night's Dream 'for Fanny and Felix' for Piano Four-Hands" (1825)
Peter Asimov and Verena Anders, piano
Nov. 30, 2004
New York City
"Das Heimweh" - Lied written by Fanny Mendelssohn (ca. 1824)
Verena Anders, soprano, and Peter Asimov, piano
Nov. 30, 2004
New York City
United States Premieres :
"Sonata in G Minor for Piano" (1821)
Peter Asimov, piano
November 30, 2004
New York City
"Symphony No. 2, Op. 52" Lobgesang (1841)
United States Premiere on Period Instruments by The Mendelssohn Project
Yana Eminova, soprano
Alexandra Montano, mezzo soprano
Marcus Ullmann, tenor
St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir
St. Patrick's Cathedral Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
March 4, 2003
New York City
"Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor, Op. 64" (1845)
United States Premiere on Period Instruments by The Mendelssohn Project
Lara St. John, violin
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
May 3, 2002
New York City
"Symphony in A Major" Italian (Final Version) (1834)
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlenüber dir" - Motet (1844)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Johannes Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Ach bleib mit deiner Gnade" - Chorale intended for use in "St. Paul" (1834)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Danket den Göttern" - Chorus intended for use in "St. Paul" (1835)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Lobt ihn mit Pfeifen" - Chorus intended for use in "St. Paul" (1833)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Gelobet sei Gott" - Duet intended for use in "St. Paul" (1834)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Jonathan Goodman, tenor
Richard Holmes, baritone
Stephen Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"St. Paul's Sermon in Antioch" - Recitativo and Chorale intended for use in
"St. Paul" (1835)
Amor Artis Chamber Choir
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Richard Holmes, baritone
Stephen Somary, conductor
February 1, 2002
New York City
"Overture to Der Onkel aus Boston " (1823) - New York City Premiere
Amor Artis Classical Instrument Orchestra
Stephen Somary, conductor
February 1,2002
New York City
World Premiere Readings
"Quartet for Strings in Eb Major" (1823)
The Henschel Quartet
December 18, 2003
Munich, Germany
"12 Fugues for String Quartet" (1821)
The Henschel Quartet
December 18, 2003
Munich, Germany
