Mendelssohn: Piano Works - Volume III: Songs without Words

Description

When Mendelssohn learned from his publisher Nikolaus Simrock that he was to receive an additional honorarium for a part of his "Lieder ohne Worte", he effusively thanked him for this gift. However, the gift that Mendelssohn, in his turn, made to posterity with these Songs Without Words could probably not have been foreseen even by him at the time. These "Original Melodies", "Romanzen" or "Clavierstücke", which only later gained the title "Lieder ohne Worte", enjoyed great success during the composer's lifetime, and should be included amongst the most rewarding pieces of 19th-century piano literature. Our volume contains the complete "Lieder ohne Worte" published during his lifetime and posthumously.

Pieces

• Andante con moto in E Major, MWV U 86, Op. 19b, No. 1
• Andante espressivo in A Minor, MWV U 80, Op. 19b, No. 2
• Molto allegro e vivace in A Major ("Hunting Song"), MWV U 89, Op. 19b, No. 3
• Moderato in A Major, MWV U 73, Op. 19b, No. 4
• Poco agitato in F-sharp Minor, MWV U 90, Op. 19b, No. 5
• Andante sostenuto in G Minor (Venetian Gondola Song No. 1), MWV U 78, Op. 19b, No. 6
• Andante espressivo in E-flat Major, MWV U 103, Op. 30, No. 1
• Allegro di molto in B-flat Minor, MWV U 77, Op. 30, No. 2
• Adagio non troppo in E Major, MWV U 104, Op. 30, No. 3
• Agitato e con fuoco in B Minor, MWV U 98, Op. 30, No. 4
• Andante grazioso in D Major, MWV U 97, Op. 30, No. 5
• Song Without Words (Venetian Gondola Song), MWV U 110, Op. 30, No. 6
• Song without Words (The Evening Star), MWV U 121, Op. 38, No. 1
• Song without Words (Lost Happiness), MWV U 115, Op. 38, No. 2
• Song without Words (The Poet's Harp), MWV U 107, Op. 38, No. 3
• Song without Words (Hope), MWV U 120, Op. 38, No. 4
• Song without Words (Passion), MWV U 137, Op. 38, No. 5
• Song without Words in A-flat Major (Duetto), MWV U 119, Op. 38, No. 6
• Song without Words (On the Seashore), MWV U 143, Op. 53, No. 1
• Song without Words (Clouds), MWV U 109, Op. 53, No. 2
• Song without Words in G Minor (Agitation), MWV U 144, Op. 53, No. 3
• Song without Words (Sadness of Soul), MWV U 114, Op. 53, No. 4
• Song without Words (Folk Song), MWV U 153, Op. 53, No. 5
• Song without Words in A Major (Flight), MWV U 154, Op. 53, No. 6
• Song without Words in G Major (May Breezes), MWV U 185, Op. 62, No. 1
• Song without Words (The Departure), MWV U 181, Op. 62, No. 2
• Song without Words in E Minor (Funeral March), MWV U 177, Op. 62, No. 3
• Song without Words (Morning Song), MWV U 175, Op. 62, No. 4
• Song Without Words (Venetian Gondola Song), MWV U 151, Op. 62, No. 5
• Song without Words in A Major (Spring Song), MWV U 161, Op. 62, No. 6
• Andante in E-flat Major, MWV U 180, Op. 67, No. 1
• Allegro leggiero in F-sharp Minor, MWV U 145, Op. 67, No. 2
• Andante tranquillo in B-flat Major, MWV U 102, Op. 67, No. 3
• Presto in C Major ("Spinning Song"), MWV U 182, Op. 67, No. 4
• Moderato in B Minor, MWV U 184, Op. 67, No. 5
• Allegro non troppo in E Major, MWV U 188, Op. 67, No. 6
• Andante espressivo in F Major, MWV U 150, Op. 85, No. 1
• Allegro agitato in A Minor, MWV U 101, Op. 85, No. 2
• Presto in E-flat Major, MWV U 111, Op. 85, No. 3
• Andante sostenuto in D Major, MWV U 190, Op. 85, No. 4
• Allegretto in A Major, MWV U 191, Op. 85, No. 5
• Allegretto con moto in B-flat Major, MWV U 155, Op. 85, No. 6
• Song without Words (Homeless), MWV U 162, Op. 102, No. 1
• Song without Words (Retrospection), MWV U 192, Op. 102, No. 2
• Song without Words (Tarantella), MWV U 195, Op. 102, No. 3
• Song without Words (Sighing Wind), MWV U 152, Op. 102, No. 4
• Song without Words (Happiness), MWV U 194, Op. 102, No. 5
• Song without Words (Song of the Traveler), MWV U 172, Op. 102, No. 6
• Song without Words (Rider's Song)