Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words Jacopo Salvatori

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847): Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b:
• 1 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major, Andante con moto, MWV U 86 03:27
• 2 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 2 in A Minor, Andante espressivo, MWV U 80 02:14
• 3 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 3 in A Major, Molto allegro e vivace, MWV U 89 02:14
• 4 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 4 in A Major, Moderato, MWV U 73 02:19
• 5 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Poco agitato, MWV U 90 02:22
• 6 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 6 in G Minor, Andante sostenuto, MWV U 78 "Venetianisches Gondellied" 02:11
• Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30:
• 7 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Andante espressivo, MWV U 103 04:31
• 8 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 2 in B Minor, Allegro di molto, MWV U 77 02:03
• 9 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 3 in E Major, Adagio non troppo, MWV U 104 02:14
• 10 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 4 in B Minor, Agitato e con fuoco, MWV U 98 03:02
• 11 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 5 in D Major, Andante grazioso, MWV U 97 01:54
• 12 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, Allegretto tranquillo, MWV U 110 "Venetianisches Gondollied" 02:43
• Lieder ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38:
• 13 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38: No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Con moto, MWV U 121 02:18
• 14 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38: No. 2 in C Minor, Allegro non troppo, MWV U 115 02:17
• 15 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38: No. 3 in E Major, Presto e molto vivace, MWV U 107 02:48
• 16 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38: No. 4 in A Major, Andante, MWV U 120 02:01
• 17 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38: No. 5 in A Minor, Agitato, MWV U 137 02:30
• 18 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 3, Op. 38: No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Andante con moto, MWV U 119 "Duetto" 04:02
• Lieder ohne Worte, Book 4, Op. 53:
• 19 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 4, Op. 53: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Andante con moto, MWV U 143 03:34
• 20 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 4, Op. 53: No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Allegro non troppo, MWV U 109 02:48
• 21 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 4, Op. 53: No. 3 in G Minor, Presto agitato, MWV U 144 02:52
• 22 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 4, Op. 53: No. 4 in F Major, Adagio, MWV U 114 02:32
• 23 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 4, Op. 53: No. 5 in A Minor, Allegro con fuoco, MWV U 153 "Volkslied" 03:20
• 24 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 4, Op. 53: No. 6 in A Major, Molto allegro vivace, MWV U 154 03:05
• Total Runtime 01:05:21

Info for Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words

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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