Best Incidental
Felix Mendelssohn composed the incidental music for William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 1842 as his Op. 61. The score expanded upon his earlier concert overture from 1826 and contains a sequence of instrumental and vocal movements designed to accompany the stage production. Amo...
Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, was composed in 1842 for a stage production, following his 1826 concert overture to the play. The score includes the Scherzo, Intermezzo, Notturno, songs and choruses, and the Wedding March, which was written a...
Peer Gynt is Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play of the same name, written in 1875 for a staged production. The complete score uses orchestra, voices, and melodrama to accompany the drama, while Grieg later arranged selected movements into two concert suites. The suites include “...
Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites, Op. 46 and Op. 55, are orchestral works composed in 1888 and 1891. They originate from incidental music written for Henrik Ibsen's play, significantly elevating the prominence of Norwegian musical traditions. These suites showcase Romantic-era orchestration and are particul...
