Mendelssohn: Piano Music

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) was one of the most gifted of all composers. A child prodigy born to a wealthy banking family in Berlin, he matured musically at an incredible rate – and was composing music in his ‘mature’ style by the age of 15 – something not even Mozart achieved.

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Artists: Wolfram Smitt-Leonardy

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Like Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt, he was a formidable pianist, and his style as a pianist was influenced by composers such as Hummel, Thalberg, Moscheles and Weber.

Mendelssohn his two mature piano concertos ( a third has just been discovered) are brilliant compositions for the instrument and novel in structure, with the 3 movements linked. His music for solo piano contains some remarkable music, especially the Op.54 Variations, his greatest work for solo piano – it is brilliantly conceived and executed, highly virtuosic, harmonically and thematically daring piece. The other works on this release illustrate both the virtuosic and the more reflective facets of Mendelssohn’s writing for piano. The capriccios reflect the popular taste at the time for works with a slow romantic introduction followed by a dashing finale. Op.72 Kinderstücke are very different from Schumann’s Kinderszenen. These are idyllic, gentle pieces, and have a fairy-tale quality to them.

Tracklist:

00:00:00 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: Thema. Andante sostenuto
00:00:41 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: I. —
00:01:17 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: II. Un poco più animato
00:01:45 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: III. Più animato
00:02:07 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: IV. —
00:02:26 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: V. Agitato
00:02:51 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VI. A tempo
00:03:15 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VII. —
00:03:43 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VIII. Allegro vivace
00:04:00 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: IX. —
00:04:24 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: X. Moderato
00:05:12 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XI. Cantabile
00:06:04 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XII. Tempo del Tema
00:06:35 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XIII. Sempre assai leggiero
00:07:21 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XIV. Adagio
00:08:33 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XV. Poco a poco più agitato
00:09:13 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XVI. Allegro vivace
00:09:32 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XVII. Coda. Presto
00:12:00 Felix Mendelssohn: Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: I. Andante con moto
00:16:35 Felix Mendelssohn: Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Presto
00:19:01 Felix Mendelssohn: Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: III. Andante
00:23:34 Felix Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 (Andante – Presto leggiero)
00:29:56 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: I. Allegro non troppo
00:30:59 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: II. Andante sostenuto
00:32:23 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: III. Allegretto
00:33:17 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: IV. Andante con moto
00:34:38 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: V. Allegro assai
00:36:14 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: VI. Vivace
00:37:45 Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo a Capriccio, WoO 3 (Presto scherzando)
00:44:14 Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio, Op. 5 (Prestissimo)
00:50:39 Felix Mendelssohn: Andante cantabile e Presto agitato, WoO 6
00:58:45 Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo in B Minor, WoO 2 (Prestissimo)
00:59:44 Felix Mendelssohn: Perpetuum mobile, Op. 119 (Prestissimo)


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All Comments (17)
  • @BrilliantClassics
    Tracklist: 00:00:00 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: Thema. Andante sostenuto 00:00:41 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: I. — 00:01:17 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: II. Un poco più animato 00:01:45 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: III. Più animato 00:02:07 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: IV. — 00:02:26 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: V. Agitato 00:02:51 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VI. A tempo 00:03:15 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VII. — 00:03:43 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VIII. Allegro vivace 00:04:00 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: IX. — 00:04:24 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: X. Moderato 00:05:12 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XI. Cantabile 00:06:04 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XII. Tempo del Tema 00:06:35 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XIII. Sempre assai leggiero 00:07:21 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XIV. Adagio 00:08:33 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XV. Poco a poco più agitato 00:09:13 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XVI. Allegro vivace 00:09:32 Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XVII. Coda. Presto 00:12:00 Felix Mendelssohn: Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: I. Andante con moto 00:16:35 Felix Mendelssohn: Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Presto 00:19:01 Felix Mendelssohn: Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: III. Andante 00:23:34 Felix Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 (Andante – Presto leggiero) 00:29:56 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: I. Allegro non troppo 00:30:59 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: II. Andante sostenuto 00:32:23 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: III. Allegretto 00:33:17 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: IV. Andante con moto 00:34:38 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: V. Allegro assai 00:36:14 Felix Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72: VI. Vivace 00:37:45 Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo a Capriccio, WoO 3 (Presto scherzando) 00:44:14 Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio, Op. 5 (Prestissimo) 00:50:39 Felix Mendelssohn: Andante cantabile e Presto agitato, WoO 6 00:58:45 Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo in B Minor, WoO 2 (Prestissimo) 00:59:44 Felix Mendelssohn: Perpetuum mobile, Op. 119 (Prestissimo)
  • @magnetiktrax
    Thank you B.C. for sharing this absolute gem. I am in total agreement that Mendelssohn was an absolute genius, and my regret is that it took so long for me to discover his piano works. I'm just grateful to have been alive at a time when the Internet and your good selves intersected to share these wonderful works.
  • @notaire2
    Wunderschöne und detaillierte Interpretation dieser romantischen und fein oder perfekt komponierten Klavierwerke im veränderlichen Tempo mit klar artikuliertem doch elegantem Anschlag und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrhaft intelligenter und talentierter Pianist!
  • @MsLeenite
    What passionate and confident music! Thank you for sharing this with us.
  • @GuglFive
    This music is excellent!!! Thank you!!
  • @RosCharron
    Thank you BC for this brilliantly curated selection!
  • @craigbritton3213
    Listened to this today. Absolutely beautiful. And beautifully played.
  • @milazivkovic866
    Mislim da ste izabrali dobrog kompozitora shodno vašoj već dostignutoj virtouznosti, a to je za Mendelsona itekako potrebno.Opet to je stilski različito od Skarlatija , čiji sam snimak puno puta preslušala, što je poželjno za jednog pijanistu , da se može izražavati u različitim stilovima. Mislim da je ovaj snimak sasvim dobar , lepo usklađen sa svim zahtevima , a pto govori da ste se ipak pronašli u izboru kompozitora.Dosta iz ovog programa mi je poznato iz izvođačke prakse , pa zato mogu reći da je sve dosta dosta dobro, prihvatljivo i pitko😊
  • @RturPiano
    çok güzel bir ses ve ahenk huzur veriyor. Kanalımda bulunan piyano bestem de öyledir umarım dinlemenizi tavsiye ederim.
  • @bicicogito989
    THANK YOU, Brilliant Classics!!!! As always! I have a question, if someone with knowledge can enlighten me, for example, Track 2 is titled "Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: I. —" What does the last part of the title, "—", indicate, or mean?? TIA!!