Felix Mendelssohn - Trauermarsch for wind ensemble Op. 103 (audio + sheet music) скачать в хорошем качестве

Felix Mendelssohn - Trauermarsch for wind ensemble Op. 103 (audio + sheet music)

The German composer Norbert Burgmüller (1810-1836) had a difficult life. He was very talented and well trained, but something went wrong along the way. Burgmüller was never a happy man; he is described as being an “odd person, uncomfortable with social conventions and any kind of conformity”. Burgmüller himself said: ”... I was not prepared for people, I believed only in music ... and I have become too wilful, or perhaps too vain, to feel comfortable with the ways and wills of others.” A broken-off engagement in his 20s is said to have caused epilepsy. Burgmüller also began drinking – stories of Bergmüller and his friends’ wild binges used to circulate the community. One bright spot, however, was his friendship with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, director of music in Burgmüller's hometown of Düsseldorf from 1833 to 1835. Mendelssohn appreciated Burgmüller's talent, putting on performances of his music, and generally having a calming, encouraging effect on the man. Mendelssohn's move from Düsseldorf after only two years however, was a disappointment to Burgmüller. Another engagement was called off, apparently due to Bergmüller’s lack of decision; the drinking increased. In the spring of 1836, Burgmüller travelled to Aachen to take a cure at a spa. He was found dead, drowned in a bathtub, on May 7 – probably the result of an epileptic fit. Mendelssohn, who in May 1836 had returned to Düsseldorf to conduct his oratorio Paulus, was deeply affected by his friend’s death. During a visit to the town’s military Kapellmeister he rose abruptly, asked for some manuscript paper, and composed a funeral march there and then. The march was played at Burgmüller's funeral on May 11, 1836. (Naxos Music Library) Please take note that the audio AND sheet music ARE NOT mine. Feel free to change the video quality to a minimum of 480p for the best watching experience. Performers: Kristiansand Blåseensemble, conducted by Bjørn Sagstad (Lindberg Lyd, 2005) (   • Trauermarsch  ) Original sheet music: imslp.org/wiki/Trauermarsch,_Op.103_(Mendelssohn,_Felix) (Breitkopf & Härtel, 1877)