Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte / Songs without Words

Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte / Songs without Words
Composer Felix Mendelssohn
Artist Frank van de Laar piano
Format 2 CD
Cat. number 93833
EAN code 5028421938332
Release November 2007

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Felix Mendelssohn was a virtuoso pianist, and it worth remembering that he was born in 1809, with his friend Schumann being born a year later in 1810, as was Chopin, and Liszt following in 1811. These composers were among the greatest pianists of the 19th century, and they were born at a time when the piano was a relatively modern instrument, and composers such as Hummel, Moscheles (Mendelssohn’s friend), Kalkbrenner and Ries were accorded adulation similar to pop stars today. Beethoven commenced his career in the 1790s as a virtuoso pianist.

No surprise then that the young Mendelssohn composed extensively for his chosen instrument from the outset. From early concertos and sonatas he quickly established his ‘mature’ style in works such as the Rondo capriccioso, and the Andante cantabile e Presto agitato. The masterpieces that followed include the famous Songs without Words. On this recording, these piano 'songs' are played by Dutch pianist Frank van der Laar.

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Track list

Disk 1

  1. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante con moto, in E Major, Op. 19 No. 1
  2. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante espressivo, in A Minor, Op. 19 No. 2
  3. Felix Mendelssohn: Molto allegro, in A Major, Op. 19 No. 3, “Jägerlied”
  4. Felix Mendelssohn: Moderato, in A Major, Op. 19 No. 4
  5. Felix Mendelssohn: Agitato, in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 No. 5
  6. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante sostenuto, in G Minor, Op. 19 No. 6, “Venetian Gondola Song”
  7. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante espressivo, in E-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 1
  8. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro di molto, in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30 No. 2
  9. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante sostenuto, in E Major, Op. 30 No. 3
  10. Felix Mendelssohn: Agitato e con fuoco, in B Minor, Op. 30 No. 4
  11. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante grazioso, in D Major, Op. 30 No. 5
  12. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegretto, in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30 No. 6, “Venetian Gondola Song”
  13. Felix Mendelssohn: Con moto, in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 No. 1
  14. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro non troppo, in C Minor, Op. 38 No. 2
  15. Felix Mendelssohn: Presto, in E Major, Op. 38 No. 3
  16. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante, in A Major, Op. 38 No. 4
  17. Felix Mendelssohn: Agitato, in A Minor, Op. 38 No. 5
  18. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante con moto, in A-Flat Major, Op. 38 No. 6, “Duetto”
  19. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante con moto, in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 No. 1
  20. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro non troppo, in E-Flat Major, Op. 53 No. 2
  21. Felix Mendelssohn: Presto agitato, in G Minor, Op. 53 No. 3
  22. Felix Mendelssohn: Adagio, in F Major, Op. 53 No. 4
  23. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro, in A Minor, Op. 53 No. 5, “Volkslied”
  24. Felix Mendelssohn: Molto allegro vivace, in A Major, Op. 53 No. 6

Disk 2

  1. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante espressivo, in G Major, Op. 62 No. 1
  2. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro con fuoco, in B-Flat Major, Op. 62 No. 2
  3. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante maestoso, in E Minor, Op. 62 No. 3, “Trauermarsch”
  4. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro con anima, in G Major, Op. 62 No. 4
  5. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante, in A Minor, Op. 62 No. 5, “Venetian Gondola Song”
  6. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante grazioso, in A Major, Op. 62 No. 6, “Frühlingslied”
  7. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante, in E-Flat Major, Op. 67 No. 1
  8. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro leggiero, in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67 No. 2
  9. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante tranquillo, in B-Flat Major, Op. 67 No. 3
  10. Felix Mendelssohn: Presto, in C Major, Op. 67 No. 4, “Spinnerlied: The Bee’s Wedding”
  11. Felix Mendelssohn: Moderato, in B Minor, Op. 67 No. 5
  12. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegretto non troppo, in E Major, Op. 67 No. 6
  13. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante espressivo, in F Major, Op. 85 No. 1
  14. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro agitato, in A Minor, Op. 85 No. 2
  15. Felix Mendelssohn: Presto, in E-Flat Major, Op. 85 No. 3
  16. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante sostenuto, in D Major, Op. 85 No. 4
  17. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegretto, in A Major, Op. 85 No. 5
  18. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegretto con moto, in B-Flat Major, Op. 85 No. 6
  19. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante un poco agitato, in E Minor, Op. 102 No. 1
  20. Felix Mendelssohn: Adagio, in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2
  21. Felix Mendelssohn: Presto, in C Major, Op. 102 No. 3
  22. Felix Mendelssohn: Un poco agitato, in G Minor, Op. 102 No. 4
  23. Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro vivace, in A Major, Op. 102 No. 5, “Kinderstück”
  24. Felix Mendelssohn: Andante, in C Major, Op. 102 No. 6