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Peter Donohoe|Mendelssohn: Songs without words, Vol. 2

Mendelssohn: Songs without words, Vol. 2

Peter Donohoe

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Similar to his first volume of Songs without words (Lieder ohne Worte), published in January 2022, the British pianist Peter Donohoe is again incorporating Felix Mendelssohn pieces into his 2nd Volume. It opens with what is perhaps considered the German composer's piano masterpiece, the Variations Sérieuses, op. At Franz Liszt’s request, a total of 54 were composed in 1841 for the inauguration of the Beethoven statue. They owe their inspiration as much to Bach as they do to Beethoven, with the creation of a pure Mendelssohn piece combining classicism and romanticism.
La Fantaisie sur un Chant irlandais, op. Song number 15 dates back to 1827 before Felix's first visit to the British Isles. It is based on the famous ‘Last Rose of Summer’ melody, attributed to the Irish poet Thomas Moore. The young Mendelssohn, then just 18 years old, certainly seems to have been overcome by this song’s nostalgia, which exhibits moods ranging from sadness to unbridled joy.
These two works offer an obvious stylistic link with the Songs without words that Peter Donohoe strives to play with ease, grace, and continuous virtuosity. His choice purposely ignores the chronology of the pieces to offer a kind of colourful and changing musical bouquet. Like an elf pitter-pattering over the piano keys, he ends this collection of Songs with a devilish arrangement that Sergei Rachmaninoff left behind the Scherzo of A Midsummer Night's Dream. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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1
17 Variations sérieuses in D Minor, Op. 54, MWV U 156
00:11:26

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

2
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 38: No. 3 in E Major, MWV U 107
00:02:31

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

3
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 38: No. 4 in A Major, MWV U 120
00:01:53

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

4
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 19b: No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor / Major, MWV U 90
00:03:29

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

5
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 5 in D Major, MWV U 97
00:01:56

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

6
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 53: No. 6 in A Major, MWV U 154
00:02:51

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

7
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, MWV U 110 "Venetian Gondola Song"
00:02:56

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

8
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 102: No. 5 in A Major, MWV U 194 "Piece for Children"
00:01:17

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

9
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 85: No. 4 in D Major, MWV U 190
00:02:37

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

10
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 102: No. 4 in G Minor, MWV U 152
00:02:00

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

11
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 85: No. 6 in B-Flat Major, MWV U 155
00:01:54

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

12
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 53: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, MWV U 143
00:03:18

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

13
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, MWV U 77
00:02:15

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

14
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 1 in E-Flat Major, MWV U 103
00:04:10

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

15
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 53: No. 3 in G Minor, MWV U 144 "Gondola Song"
00:02:55

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

16
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 85: No. 3 in E-Flat Major, MWV U 111
00:02:23

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

17
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 19b: No. 6 in G Minor, MWV U 78 "Venetian Gondola Song"
00:02:17

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

18
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 38: No. 1 in E-Flat Major, MWV U 121
00:02:35

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

19
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 62: No. 2 in B-Flat Major, MWV U 181
00:01:53

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

20
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 85: No.1 in F Major, MWV U 150
00:02:36

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

21
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 102: No. 3 in C Major, MWV U 195 "Piece for Children"
00:01:23

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

22
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 85: No. 2 in A Minor, MWV U 101
00:01:06

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

23
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 85: No. 5 in A Major, MWV U 191
00:02:19

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

24
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 38: No. 5 in A Minor, MWV U 137
00:02:32

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

25
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 67: No. 6 in E Major, MWV U 188
00:02:16

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

26
Phantasie in B-Flat Major, Op. 15, MWV U 74 on an Irish Song "The Last Rose of Summer"
00:07:51

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

27
Scherzo from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in B Flat Major, Op. 61, MWV M 13
00:04:39

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arranger - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Peter Donohoe, Piano, MainArtist

2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.

Albumbeschreibung

Similar to his first volume of Songs without words (Lieder ohne Worte), published in January 2022, the British pianist Peter Donohoe is again incorporating Felix Mendelssohn pieces into his 2nd Volume. It opens with what is perhaps considered the German composer's piano masterpiece, the Variations Sérieuses, op. At Franz Liszt’s request, a total of 54 were composed in 1841 for the inauguration of the Beethoven statue. They owe their inspiration as much to Bach as they do to Beethoven, with the creation of a pure Mendelssohn piece combining classicism and romanticism.
La Fantaisie sur un Chant irlandais, op. Song number 15 dates back to 1827 before Felix's first visit to the British Isles. It is based on the famous ‘Last Rose of Summer’ melody, attributed to the Irish poet Thomas Moore. The young Mendelssohn, then just 18 years old, certainly seems to have been overcome by this song’s nostalgia, which exhibits moods ranging from sadness to unbridled joy.
These two works offer an obvious stylistic link with the Songs without words that Peter Donohoe strives to play with ease, grace, and continuous virtuosity. His choice purposely ignores the chronology of the pieces to offer a kind of colourful and changing musical bouquet. Like an elf pitter-pattering over the piano keys, he ends this collection of Songs with a devilish arrangement that Sergei Rachmaninoff left behind the Scherzo of A Midsummer Night's Dream. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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