Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 2 Jacopo Salvatori

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62:
• 1 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 1 in G Major, Andante espressivo, MWV U 185 02:33
• 2 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Allegro con fuoco, MWV U 181 02:02
• 3 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 3 in E Minor, Andante maestoso, MWV U 177 "Trauermarsch" 03:05
• 4 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 4 in G Major, Allegro con anima, MWV U 175 01:34
• 5 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 5 in A Minor, Andante con moto, MWV U 151 "Venetianisches Gondellied" 03:00
• 6 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62: No. 6 in A Major, Allegretto grazioso, MWV U 161 "Frühlingslied" 02:42
• Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67:
• 7 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Andante, MWV U 180 02:51
• 8 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Allegro leggiero, MWV U 145 02:28
• 9 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Andante tranquillo, MWV U 102 02:32
• 10 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 4 in C Major, Presto, MWV U 182 "La fileuse" 01:55
• 11 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 5 in B Minor, Moderato, MWV U 184 02:33
• 12 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 6 in E Major, Allegro non troppo, MWV U 188 02:19
• Lieder ohne Worte, Book 7, Op. 85:
• 13 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 7, Op. 85: No. 1 in F Major, Andante espressivo, MWV U 150 02:52
• 14 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 7, Op. 85: No. 2 in A Minor, Allegro agitato, MWV U 101 01:00
• 15 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 7, Op. 85: No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Presto, MWV U 111 02:35
• 16 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 7, Op. 85: No. 4 in D Major, Andante sostenuto, MWV U 192 02:51
• 17 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 7, Op. 85: No. 5 in A Major, Allegretto, MWV U 191 02:26
• 18 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 7, Op. 85: No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Allegretto con moto, MWV U 155 02:12
• Lieder ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102:
• 19 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102: No. 1 in E Minor, Andante un poco agitato, MWV U 162 02:33
• 20 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102: No. 2 in D Major, Adagio, MWV U 190 02:07
• 21 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102: No. 3 in C Major, Presto, MWV U 195 01:31
• 22 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102: No. 4 in G Minor, Andante un poco agitato, MWV U 152 02:20
• 23 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102: No. 5 in A Major, Allegro vivace, MWV U 194 01:44
• 24 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 8, Op. 102: No. 6 in C Major, Andante, MWV U 172 02:19
• Total Runtime 56:04

Info for Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 2

Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) is a series of short lyrical piano pieces by the Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn, written between 1829 and 1845. The eight volumes of "Songs Without Words", each consisting of six pieces (songs, lieder), were written at various points throughout Mendelssohn's life, and were published separately.

Mendelssohn's sister, Fanny Mendelssohn, as such as other composers, also wrote pieces in the same genre in the years to follow. The piano became increasingly popular in Europe during the early nineteenth century, when it became a standard item in many middle-class households.

The pieces are within the grasp of pianists of various abilities and this undoubtedly contributed to their popularity.

Jacopo Salvatori performs these gems in a passionate and delightfully varied way, characterising each work in a refined way.

The recording was done using two couples of microphones (Sennheiser and Bruel & Kjaer) and Prism Sound equipment over an historical Steinway D-274.

Jacopo Salvatori, piano

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