Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: Mendelssohn at 200 featuring Sebastian Knauer
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
Series: Savannah Music Festival LIVE - Season Two
Length: 59:01
Original air date: Week of April 20, 2009
Two hundred years ago this year, composer Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, Germany. He is now widely regarded as one of the most popular composers of the Romantic period. Tune in for an hour-long recital of Mendelssohn's music by pianist and SMF favorite Sebastian Knauer, given at the historic Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. This celebration of the Mendelssohn Bicentennial took place on Thursday, March 26th as part of the 2009 Savannah Music Festival.
An encore of "On Wings of Song" played by Knauer and violinist/Associate Artistic Director Daniel Hope (performed at the 2009 SMF) concludes the program.
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Piece Description
Original air date: Week of April 20, 2009
Two hundred years ago this year, composer Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, Germany. He is now widely regarded as one of the most popular composers of the Romantic period. Tune in for an hour-long recital of Mendelssohn's music by pianist and SMF favorite Sebastian Knauer, given at the historic Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. This celebration of the Mendelssohn Bicentennial took place on Thursday, March 26th as part of the 2009 Savannah Music Festival.
An encore of "On Wings of Song" played by Knauer and violinist/Associate Artistic Director Daniel Hope (performed at the 2009 SMF) concludes the program.
Broadcast History
GPB Radio, week of 4/20/09
Timing and Cues
..."right here on GA public radio" begins at 58:50
Intro and Outro
INTRO: OUTRO:...right here on [station ID]
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words" | Sebastian Knauer | Savannah Music Festival. | SMF Live | 2009 | 00:00 |
| Mendelssohn's "Albumblatt in e Minor, Op. 117" | Sebastian Knauer | Savannah Music Festival. | SMF Live | 00:00 | |
| Mendelssohn's "On Wings of Song" | Sebastian Knauer | Savannah Music Festival. | SMF Live | 2009 | 00:00 |
| Mendelssohn's "Klavierstuck in g Minor" | Sebastian Knauer | Savannah Music Festival. | SMF Live | 2009 | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Concert engineered by Rich Mays of Sonare Recordings
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