Credits:

Kanji Ishimaru,Felix Mendelssohn

Description:

The Abbado/Berlin Philharmonic New Year's Eve concert on New Year's Eve 1995 was an all-Mendelssohn program. A Summer Night's Dream" was sung in German and read in German by McNair and Kirchschlager, and at the same time, a session recording of the English version was made by the same members. The following July, an international version was completed and released. The Japanese version was translated by Kazuko Matsuoka, a leading Shakespearean translator, and Kanji Ishimaru brought his versatile expressive power to this fantastic musical drama. The coupling "Italy" Symphony is also a lighthearted masterpiece with plenty of melodies to sing.