Bärenreiter’s critical edition of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s “symphonic poem” overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage edited by Christopher Hogwood, belongs to our series of seven overtures by the 19th century master.<br>
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Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage is known today only in the version from 1834 and our new edition offers a critical edition of this version.  But unknown to modern ears is an early version with an additional 50 bars of this overture from 1828 which only survives in a manuscript copy from the composer’s estate.<br>
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Bärenreiter offers for the first time the 1828 version in score and parts followed by the 1834 version in score and parts<br>