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Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words Vol.1

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Label: Chandos

Cat No: CHAN20252

Barcode: 0095115225226

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 7th January 2022

Works

Mendelssohn, Felix

Fantasies (3), op.16
Rondo capriccioso in E major, op.14
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b

» no.1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance'

» no.2 in A minor

» no.3 in A major 'Hunting Song'

» no.4 in A major

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 2, op.30

» no.3 in E major

» no.4 in B minor

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 3, op.38

» no.2 in C minor

» no.6 in A flat major

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 4, op.53

» no.2 in E flat major

» no.4 in F major

» no.5 in A minor 'Volkslied'

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 5, op.62

» no.1 in G major

» no.3 in E minor 'Trauermarsch'

» no.4 in G major

» no.5 in A minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied' (Venetian Boat Song)

» no.6 in A major 'Fruhlingslied'

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 6, op.67

» no.1 in E flat major

» no.2 in F sharp minor

» no.3 in B flat major

» no.4 in C major 'Spinning Song'

» no.5 The Shepherd's complaint

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 8, op.102

» no.1 in E minor

» no.2 in D major

» no.6 in C major

Artists

Peter Donohoe (piano)

Works

Mendelssohn, Felix

Fantasies (3), op.16
Rondo capriccioso in E major, op.14
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b

» no.1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance'

» no.2 in A minor

» no.3 in A major 'Hunting Song'

» no.4 in A major

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 2, op.30

» no.3 in E major

» no.4 in B minor

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 3, op.38

» no.2 in C minor

» no.6 in A flat major

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 4, op.53

» no.2 in E flat major

» no.4 in F major

» no.5 in A minor 'Volkslied'

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 5, op.62

» no.1 in G major

» no.3 in E minor 'Trauermarsch'

» no.4 in G major

» no.5 in A minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied' (Venetian Boat Song)

» no.6 in A major 'Fruhlingslied'

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 6, op.67

» no.1 in E flat major

» no.2 in F sharp minor

» no.3 in B flat major

» no.4 in C major 'Spinning Song'

» no.5 The Shepherd's complaint

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 8, op.102

» no.1 in E minor

» no.2 in D major

» no.6 in C major

Artists

Peter Donohoe (piano)

About

Peter Donohoe CBE is acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for his musicianship, stylistic versatility, and commanding technique. On this first volume of Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words, he writes: ‘When I first became conscious of my desire to be a musician, Mendelssohn meant more to me, personally, than almost any other composer – he certainly ranked alongside Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. My choice of programme for the present recording is based around a large selection from the Lieder ohne Worte, which I preface with the Rondo capriccioso, op.14 and the three wonderful Fantaisies ou Caprices. The Rondo capriccioso and Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices are exquisite examples of the extraordinary facility of Mendelssohn (implicitly as a pianist, but also as a composer), of his originality and inspiration, at an age that allows us, in my view, to place him in the same group of wonderfully natural and prodigious composers as Haydn and Mozart. It is always a pleasure to play these works, and they go to the heart of why I became a musician in the first place.’