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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Lieder ohne Worte, Volume 2
(Songs without Words)
1.
17 Variations sérieuses, Op.54, MWV U 156
11:26
(Seventeen Serious Variations)
in D Minor • in d-Moll • en ré mineur
for Piano
[Tema.] Andante sostenuto -
From ''Lieder ohne Worte''
57:32
for Piano
2.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.38 No.3, MWV U 107
2:31
in E Major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur
Presto e molto vivace
3.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.38 No.4, MWV U 120
1:53
in A Major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Andante
4.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.19b No.5, MWV U 90
3:29
in F-Sharp Minor / major • in fis-Moll / Fis-Dur • en fa dièse mineur / majeur
Poco agitato
5.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.30 No.5, MWV U 97
1:56
in D Major • in D-Dur • en la majeur
Andante grazioso. Il Basso sempre piano e leggierissimo
6.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.53 No.6, MWV U 154
2:51
in A Major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Molto Allegro vivace
7.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.30 No.6, MWV U 110 ''Venetianisches Gondellied''
2:56
(Venetian Gondola Song)
in F-Sharp Minor • in fis-Moll • en fa dièse mineur
Allegretto tranquillo
8.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.102 No.5, MWV U 194 (''Kinderstück'')
1:17
(Piece for Children)
in A Major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Andante sostenuto
9.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.85 No.4, MWV U 190
2:37
in D Major • in D-Dur • en ré majeur
Andante sostenuto
10.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.102 NO.4, MWV U 152
2:00
in G Minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
Un poco agitato, ma andante
11.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.85 No.6, MWV U 155
1:54
in B-Flat Major • in B-Dur • en si bémol majeur
Allegretto con moto
12.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.53 No.1, MWV U 143
3:18
in A-Flat Major • in As-Dur • en la bémol majeur
Andante con moto
13.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.30 No.2, MWV U 77
2:15
in B-Flat Minor / major • in b-Moll / B-Dur • en si bémol mineur / majeur
Allegro di molto
14.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.30 No.1, MWV U 103
4:10
in E-Flat Major • in Es-Dur • en mi bémol majeur
Andante espressivo
15.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.53 No.3, MWV U 144 (''Gondellied'')
2:55
(Gondola Song)
in G Minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
Presto agitato
16.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.85 No.3, MWV U 111
2:23
in E-Flat Major • in Es-Dur • en mi bémol majeur
Presto
17.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.19b No.6, MWV U 78 ''Venetianisches Gondellied''
2:17
(Venetian Gondola Song)
in G Minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
Andante sostenuto
18.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.62 No.2, MWV U 181
2:35
in E-Flat Major • in B-Dur • en si bémol majeur
Con moto
19.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.62 No.2, MWV U 181
1:53
in B-Flat Major • in B-Dur • en fa majeur
Allegro con fuoco
20.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.85 No.1, MWV U 150
2:36
in F Major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur
Andante espressivo
21.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.102 No.3, MWV U 195 (''Kinderstück'')
1:23
(Piece for Children)
in C Major • in C-Dur • en ut majeur
Presto
22.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.85 No.2, MWV U 101
1:06
in A Minor • in a-Moll • em la mineur
Allegro agitato
23.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.85 No.5, MWV U 191
2:19
in A Major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Allegretto
24.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.38 No.5, MWV U 137
2:32
in A Minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur
Agitato
25.
Lied ohne Worte, Op.67 No.6, MWV U 188
2:16
in E Major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur
Allegretto non troppo
26.
Phantasie, Op.15, MWV U 74
7:51
on an Irish Song, ''The Last Rose of Summer''
in E Major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur
for Piano
27.
Scherzo from ''A Midsummer Night''s Dream'', Op.61 MWV U 13
4:36
in G Minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
Transcribed 1933 by Serge Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)
Allegro vivace
Total time: 81:15
7 October 2021 (Scherzo) and 17-19 March 2022 (other works)
Notes
Lieder ohne Worte – Songs without Words – seems to be a description invented by Mendelssohn himself for these short, lyrical and descriptive piano pieces which he composed so prolifically. Indeed, it is arguable that these works define his pianistic output in the same way that the Mazurka defines Chopin’s. Publishing them in sets of six, Mendelssohn composed Lieder ohne Worte throughout his career – they proved a type of composition to which he had a lifetime attraction.
For the first volume, rather than approaching them chronologically or as complete sets, Peter Donohoe selected pieces to build a satisfying programme. Here he does the same with all the pieces that remain. In addition, the album features three free-standing significant works. The 17 Variations sérieuses, from 1841, is one of Mendelssohn’s largest solo piano works, and was published in an album to raise funds for a monument to Beethoven. The Phantasie on ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ is a much earlier work, based on the Irish folk melody that – with added words by the Irish poet Thomas Moore – took Europe by storm in the early 1800s. The album concludes with Rachmaninoff’s piano transcription of the Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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“…Served by a superlative sound recording, this admirable second volume of Songs without Words confirms the full success of the previous one. Its place is now at the very forefront of versions to be hoarded.”
John Lacroix – Crescendo-magazine.be – 23 May 2023
Performance *** Recording ****
“… the highlight of the album is his [Donohoe] dazzling account of the Midsummer Night’s Dream scherzo in Rachmaninov’s transcription … breathtaking …”
Misha Donat – BBC Music magazine – June 2023
“… if you listen in Donohoe’s recommended non-chronological order, the unfamiliar juxtapositions bring added surprises… this collection is worth sampling, especially given Chandos’s excellent engineering.”
Peter J Rabinowitz – International Piano – May 2023
Album of the Week
Alexander Armstrong – ClassicFM Radio – 17 April 2023
“… In all, a fine and well-engineered release.”
Jed Distler – Gramophone magazine – May 2023
“…Donohoe plays these miniatures of salon charm and romantic ardour with affection, shape and sensitivity, energetic virtuosity, too, music that ripples with invention and imagery, plenty of variety…”
Colin Anderson – ColinsColumn.com – 8 March 2023
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