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Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, Books 1 - 4
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Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, Books 1 - 4
Composers
Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy), Felix
Performers
Brautigam, Ronald
Instruments
Piano
Periods
Romantic
Label
BIS
Catalogue number
BIS-1982 SACD
Release date
2012-10-01
Discs
1
Orig. sample rate
96000Hz
Total time
69:19
Music Web International: Recording of the Month April 2013: "A superb recital"; Klassik Heute 10/10/10 March 2013; Klassik.com 5/4/5/4 Stars, February 2013.
If claims could be made for a certain composer to have invented a genre single-handedly, Felix Mendelssohn would be a strong candidate with his ‘Songs without Words’. The term itself can be traced back to 1828, and a letter in which Fanny Mendelssohn mention having received a ‘song without words’ as a birthday present from her brother.
Although Mendelssohn continued an existing tradition of writing short lyrical pieces for the piano, the concept of ‘wordless songs’ was new, and indeed the great majority of the Lieder ohne Worte display some sort of song-like structure (melody in the upper voice, an accompaniment that is predominantly chordal or arpeggiated, ABA-form).
Immediately popular with a wide audience, and soon a staple ingredient in domestic music-making all over Europe, the Lieder ohne Worte were also highly regarded by fellow composers, who imitated the style of Mendelssohn’s pieces, and sometimes adopted his title for them as well. One such admirer was Robert Schumann, who was captivated by the ‘Duett’ (Op. 38, No. 6), hearing in it: ‘lovers… conversing quietly, intimately and confidently’. (The piece was in fact written for Cécile Jeanrenaud, who would later become Mendelssohn’s wife.)
Gathered on this disc are the first four books of the eight published collections of Lieder ohne Worte (two of which appeared posthumously) and an appendix consisting of five individual pieces which Mendelssohn never included in any collection but which nevertheless belong to the genre.
One of today’s leading exponents on the fortepiano, Ronald Brautigam has released complete sets of the piano music by Mozart and Haydn, and is currently recording a highly regarded series of the solo piano works by Beethoven. For the present disc he has chosen to play on a replica by the renowned maker Paul McNulty of a Pleyel instrument built in 1830, and thus contemporary with the music performed on it.
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Composer: Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy), Felix
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19b (1832–33)
13:21
01
I. E major, Andante con moto
02:35
$ 0.54
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02
II. A minor, Andante espressivo
02:18
$ 0.48
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03
III. A major, Molto Allegro e vivace [‘Jägerlied’]
02:07
$ 0.44
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04
IV. A major, Moderato
01:52
$ 0.39
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05
V. F sharp minor, Piano agitato
02:34
$ 0.54
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06
VI. G minor, Andante sostenuto, ‘Venetianisches
Gondellied’
01:55
$ 0.40
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Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 (1835)
14:54
07
I. E flat major, Andante espressivo
03:34
$ 0.75
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08
II. B flat minor, Allegro di molto
01:50
$ 0.39
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09
III. E major, Adagio non troppo
01:43
$ 0.36
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10
IV. B minor, Agitato e con fuoco
02:30
$ 0.53
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11
V. D major, Andante grazioso
02:39
$ 0.56
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12
VI. F sharp minor, Allegretto tranquillo ‘Venetianisches
Gondellied’
02:38
$ 0.55
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Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Op.38 (1837)
13:00
13
I. E flat major, Con moto
02:00
$ 0.42
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14
II. C minor, Allegro non troppo
01:54
$ 0.40
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15
III. E major, Presto e molto vivace
01:51
$ 0.39
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16
IV. A major, Andante
02:12
$ 0.46
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17
V. A minor, Agitato
02:08
$ 0.45
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18
VI. A flat major, Andante con moto, ‘Duett’
02:55
$ 0.61
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Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53 (1841)
14:27
19
I. A flat major, Andante con moto
02:43
$ 0.57
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20
II. E flat major, Allegro non troppo
02:25
$ 0.51
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21
III. G minor, Presto agitato
02:17
$ 0.48
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22
IV. F major, Adagio
02:03
$ 0.43
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23
V. A minor, Allegro con fuoco, ‘Volkslied’
02:36
$ 0.55
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24
VI. A major, Molto Allegro vivace
02:23
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Individual ‘Lieder ohne Worte’
10:02
25
E flat major, Espressivo & Allegro, MWV U 68 (1828)
02:06
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26
A major, Andante, MWV U 76 (1830)
01:09
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27
A minor, Andante, early version of Op.19b No.2 (1830)
02:07
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28
F sharp minor, Allegro molto, MWV U 124 (1836)
02:10
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29
A major, [Allegretto], MWV U 138 (1837)
02:30
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Album total
69:19
Composer
Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy), Felix
Piano
Brautigam, Ronald
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