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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Lieder ohne Worte, Volume 1
(Songs without Words)
1.
Rondo capriccioso, Op.14, MWV U 67
6:59
in E Major / E Minor • in E-Dur/e-Moll • en mi majeur / mi mineur
for Piano
Andante - Presto
Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op.16, MWV U 70 - 72
11:46
(Three Fantasias or Caprices)
for Piano
To Anne, Honora, and Susan Taylor (English edition)
An Karl Klingemann (German edition)
2.
I
('Nelken und Rosen in Menge' / 'Carnations and Roses in Abundance')
4:52
Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Tempo dell' Andante
in A Minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur
3.
II
Scherzo. Presto
2:40
in E Minor • in e-Moll • en mi mineur
4.
III
('Am Bache' / 'By the Brook') Andante
4:13
in E Major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur
From 'Lieder ohne Worte'
60:58
for Piano
A Selection of Pieces from
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book I, Op.19b (1829-30)
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book II, Op.30 (1830-34). Fräulein Elisa von Woringen gewidmet
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book III, Op.38 (1835-37). Fräulein Rosa von Woringen gewidmet
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book IV, Op.53 (1835-44). Fräulein Sophie Horsley gewidmet
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book V, Op.62 (1841-44). Frau Clara Schumann gewidmet
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book VI, Op.67 (1938-45). Fräulein Sophie Rosen gewidmet
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book VIII, Op.102 (1841-45)
5.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.19b No.1, MWV U 86
3:56
in E Major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur
Andante con moto
6.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.19b No.2, MWV U 80
2:34
in A Minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur
Andante espressivo
7.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.19b No.3, MWV U 89 'Jägerlied'
2:30
(Hunting Song)
in A Major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Molto Allegro e vivace
8.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.19b No.4, MWV U 73. Fräulein Sophia Louisa Dance gewidmet
2:04
in A Major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Moderato
9.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.102 No.1, MWV U 162
2:27
in E Minor • in e-Moll • en mi mineur
Andante un poco agitato
10.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.102 No.2, MWV U 192
2:31
in D Major • in D-Dur • en ré majeur
Adagio
11.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.67 No.2, MWV U 184
2:01
in B Minor • in h-Moll • en fa dièse mineur
Allegro leggiero
12.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.67 No.5, BWV U 145
2:04
in F-Sharp Minor • in fis-Moll • en fa dièse mineur
Allegro leggiero
13.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.62 No.6, MWV U 161 ('Frühlingsleid')
2:41
(Spring Song)
in A Major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Allegretto grazioso
14.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.30 No.3, MWV U 104
2:20
in E Major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur
Adagio non troppo
15.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.53 No.5, MWV U 153 'Volkslied'
2:44
(Folk Song)
in A Minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur
Allegro con fuoco
16.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.62 No.3, MWV U 177 'Trauermarsch'
3:26
(Funeral March)
in E Minor • in e-Moll • en mi mineur
Andante maestoso
17.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.30 No.4, MWV U 98
2:47
in B Minor • in h-Moll • en si mineur
Agitato e con fuoco
18.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.62 No.4, MWV U 175
1:43
in G Major • in G-Dur • en sol majeur
AS;;egro con anima - Mit vieler Innigkeit vorzutragen
19.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.62 No.5, MWV U 151 'Venetianisches Gondellied'
3:01
(Venetian Gondola Song)
in A Minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur
Andante con moto
20.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.67 No.4, MWV U 182 ('Spinnerlied')
1:52
('Las Fileuse' / Spinning Song)
in C Major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur
Adagio
21.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.53 No.4, MWV U 114 ('Abendlied')
2:34
(Evening Song)
in F Major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur
Adagio
22.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.102 No.6, MWV U 172
2:22
in C Major • in C-Dur • en ut majeur
Andante
23.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.62 No.1, MWV U 185
1:59
in G Major • in G-Dur • en sol majeur
Andantre espressivo
24.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.67 No.1, MWV U 180
2:48
in E-Flat Major • in Es-Dur • en mi bémol majeur
Andante
25.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.38 No.2, MWV U 115
2:22
in C Minor • in c-Moll • en ut mineur
Allegro non troppo
26.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.53 No.2, MWV U 109
2:57
in E-Flat Major • in Es-Dur • en mi bémol majeur
Allegro non troppo. Sehr innig
27.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.67 No.3, MWV U 102
2:21
in B-Flat Major • in B-Dur • en si bémol majeur
Andante tranquillo
28.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.38 No.6, MWV U 119 'Duetto' (Duet)
2:43
in A-Flat Major • in As-Dur • en la bémol majeur
Andante con moto
Total time: 79:31
Notes
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.’
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“…Technically, of course Donohoe is absolutely secure, as well as generously displaying the love of this music that he mentions in his note…”
Roger Nichols – BBC Music magazine – February 2022
“Brilliantly and excitingly played: Peter Donohoe’s Mendelssohn series gets off to a great start… In this all-around successful production, which also impresses with its warm and rich sound, Donohoe’s art of differentiation, his sensitive, nuanced and always wide awake touch, his outstanding technique and art of phrasing make each of the small compositions a glittery bijou.” *****
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