One contemporary of Berlioz's was Felix Mendelssohn, who wrote incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. In fact, Mendelssohn often discussed Shakespeare with Berlioz in the 1830s while Berlioz was writing his Romeo and Juliet symphony, "with the result that Berlioz feared his new acquaintance might write a Queen Mab scherzo before he had the opportunity to do it himself" (Holoman 13).
However, the Shakespearean scherzo that Mendelssohn composed three years after Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette was for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Included below are three of the songs from his incidental music, including "Wedding March," which is by far the most famous of his songs.
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Philadelphia Orchestra, 1995.
Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
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Melodrama
and March of the Elves
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Intermezzo
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Wedding
March
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