• Urtext edition reflecting the latest musicological knowledge
• Foreword (Eng/Ger)
• Suitable for study in schools, music conservatoires and universities

Mendelssohn’s overture, based on Shakespeare’s comedy of the same name, is a masterwork amongst concert overtures. With its many programmatic elements, it became a favourite with the public straight away.

Bärenreiter’s new Urtext study score of this popular work is based on Christopher Hogwood’s critical edition of the concert overture...