Mendelssohn: Piano Music

Опубликовано 1 мая 2024, 11:00

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Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Music
All tracks performed by Bertrand Chamayou

00:00 6 Gesänge, Op. 34: No. 2, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (trans. Liszt)
03:39 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67: No. 5, Moderato
05:50 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 38: No. 2, Allegro non troppo
07:53 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: No. 2, Andante espressivo
10:23 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67: No. 2, Allegro leggiero
12:19 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 102: No. 5, Allegro vivace
13:29 6 Gesänge, Op. 34: No. 4, Suleika (trans. Liszt)
15:57 3 Etudes, Op.104b: No. 1, Presto sempre
18:10 3 Etudes, Op.104b: No. 2, Allegro con moto
21:14 3 Etudes, Op.104b: No. 3, Allegro vivace
22:36 3 Preludes, Op.104a: No. 2 in B Minor
24:05 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Scherzo (trans. Rachmaninoff)
28:42 3 Fantaisies, Op. 16: No. 2, Scherzo
31:15 Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14
37:25 3 Caprices, Op. 33: No. 2, Allegro grazioso
45:28 3 Caprices, Op. 33: No. 3, Adagio. Presto con fuoco
52:17 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. The Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) are his most famous solo piano compositions.

Mendelssohn's grandfather was the renowned Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, but Felix was initially raised without religion until he was baptised at the age of seven into the Reformed Christian church. He was recognised early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his talent. His sister Fanny Mendelssohn received a similar musical education and was a talented composer and pianist in her own right; some of her early songs were published under her brother's name and her Easter Sonata was for a time mistakenly attributed to him after being lost and rediscovered in the 1970s.

Mendelssohn enjoyed early success in Germany, and became well-received in his travels throughout Europe as a composer, conductor and soloist; his ten visits to Britain – during which many of his major works were premiered – form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes set him apart from more adventurous musical contemporaries. The Leipzig Conservatory, which he founded, became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes, his creative originality has been re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era.

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