Mendelssohn: Piano Works

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Published 2018-04-25
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Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Artists: Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano), Frank van der Laar (piano), Pieter-Jelle de Boer (piano)

Felix Mendelssohn was a virtuoso pianist, and it worth remembering that he was born in 1809, with his friend Schumann being born a year later in 1810, as was Chopin, and Liszt following in 1811. These composers were among the greatest pianists of the 19th century, and they were born at a time when the piano was a relatively modern instrument, and composers such as Hummel, Moscheles (Mendelssohn’s friend), Kalkbrenner and Ries were accorded adulation similar to pop stars today. Beethoven commenced his career in the 1790s as a virtuoso pianist.

No surprise then that the young Mendelssohn composed extensively for his chosen instrument from the outset. From early concertos and sonatas he quickly established his ‘mature’ style in works such as the Rondo capriccioso, and the Andante cantabile e Presto agitato. The masterpieces that followed include the remarkably imposing Variations serieuses and the famous Songs without Words.

Mendelssohn’s style did not change throughout his short creative life – he very quickly composed in what we know as his mature style from his early teens, something even Mozart didn’t achieve.

This album contains the Songs without Words, Variations serieuse, Kinderstucke, Rondo capriccioso, Capriccio, and Trois Fantasies ou Caprices plus several shorter works.

Tracklist can be found in the comment section!

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All Comments (21)
  • @BrilliantClassics
    Tracklist can be found here! 00:00:00 Andante con moto in E Major, Op. 19: No. 1 00:03:49 Andante espressivo in A Minor, Op. 19: No. 2 00:06:14 Molto allegro in A Major, Op. 19: No. 3, Jägerlied 00:08:48 Moderato in A Major, Op. 19: No. 4 00:11:15 Agitato in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19: No. 5 00:14:46 Andante sostenuto in G Minor, Op. 19: No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song 00:17:22 Andante espressivo in E-Flat Major, Op. 30: No. 1 00:21:43 Allegro di molto in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30: No. 2 00:23:49 Andante sostenuto in E Major, Op. 30: No. 3 00:26:27 Agitato e con fuoco in B Minor, Op. 30: No. 4 00:29:20 Andante grazioso in D Major, Op. 30: No. 5 00:31:13 Allegretto in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30: No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song 00:34:01 Con moto in E-Flat Major, Op. 38: No. 1 00:36:16 Allegro non troppo in C Minor, Op. 38: No. 2 00:38:33 Presto in E Major, Op. 38: No. 3 00:41:00 Andante in A Major, Op. 38: No. 4 00:43:03 Agitato in A Minor, Op. 38: No. 5 00:45:41 Andante con moto in A flat Major, Op. 38: No. 6, Duetto 00:48:33 Andante con moto in A flat Major, Op. 53: No. 1 00:51:24 Allegro non troppo in E-Flat Major, Op. 53: No. 2 00:54:13 Presto agitato in G Minor, Op. 53: No. 3 00:57:07 Adagio in F Major, Op. 53: No. 4 00:59:53 Allegro in A Minor, Op. 53: No. 5, Volkslied 01:02:52 Molto allegro vivace in A Major, Op. 53: No. 6 01:06:02 Andante espressivo in G Major, Op. 62: No. 1 01:08:13 Allegro con fuoco in B-Flat Major, Op. 62: No. 2 01:10:17 Andante maestoso in E Minor, Op. 62: No. 3, Trauermarsch 01:13:52 Allegro con anima in G Major, Op. 62: No. 4 01:15:08 Andante in A Minor, Op. 62: No. 5, Venetian Gondola Song 01:17:56 Andante grazioso, in A Major, Op. 62: No. 6, Frühlingslied 01:21:07 Andante in E-Flat Major, Op. 67: No. 1 01:23:46 Allegro leggiero in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67: No. 2 01:26:22 Andante tranquillo in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: No. 3 01:28:48 Presto in C Major, Op. 67: No. 4, Spinnerlied: The Bee’s Wedding 01:30:48 Moderato in B Minor, Op. 67: No. 5 01:33:10 Allegretto non troppo in E Major, Op. 67: No. 6 01:35:34 Andante espressivo in F Major, Op. 85: No. 1 01:37:48 Allegro agitato in A Minor, Op. 85: No. 2 01:38:43 Presto in E-Flat Major, Op. 85: No. 3 01:41:18 Andante sostenuto, in D Major, Op. 85: No. 4 01:44:17 Allegretto in A Major, Op. 85: No. 5 01:46:02 Allegretto con moto in B-Flat Major, Op. 85: No. 6 01:48:33 Andante un poco agitato in E Minor, Op. 102: No. 1 01:50:49 Adagio in D Major, Op. 102: No. 2 01:53:27 Presto in C Major, Op. 102: No. 3 01:55:00 Un poco agitato in G Minor, Op. 102: No. 4 01:57:10 Allegro vivace in A Major, Op. 102: No. 5, Kinderstück 01:58:29 Andante in C Major, Op. 102: No. 6 02:01:06 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: Thema, Andante sostenuto 02:01:47 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: I. 02:02:23 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: II. Un poco più animato 02:02:51 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: III. Più animato 02:03:13 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: IV. 02:03:33 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: V. Agitato 02:03:57 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VI. a tempo 02:04:22 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VII. 02:04:49 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: VIII. Allegro vivace 02:05:07 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: IX. 02:05:31 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: X. Moderato 02:06:19 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XI. Cantabile 02:07:11 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XII. Tempo del Tema 02:07:42 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XIII. Sempre assai leggiero 02:08:28 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XIV. Adagio 02:09:40 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XV. Poco a poco più agitato 02:10:20 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XVI. Allegro vivace 02:10:38 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54: XVII. Coda: Presto 02:13:07 Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: I. Andante con moto 02:17:43 Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: II. Scherzo: Presto 02:20:08 Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices, Op. 16: III. Andante 02:24:42 Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14: Andante – Presto leggiero 02:31:04 Kinderstücke, Op. 72: I. Allegro non troppo 02:32:08 Kinderstücke, Op. 72: II. Andante sostenuto 02:33:32 Kinderstücke, Op. 72: III. Allegretto 02:34:26 Kinderstücke, Op. 72: IV. Andante con moto 02:35:46 Kinderstücke, Op. 72: V. Allegro assai 02:37:23 Kinderstücke, Op. 72: VI. Vivace 02:38:54 Scherzo a Capriccio: Presto scherzando 02:45:23 Capriccio, Op. 5: Prestissimo 02:51:49 Andante cantabile e Presto agitato 02:59:55 Scherzo in B Minor: Prestissimo 03:00:55 Perpetuum mobile, Op. 119: Prestissimo 03:03:52 Variations in E-Flat Op. 82 03:12:19 Sonata in E, Op. 6: I. Allegretto con espressione 03:20:09 Sonata in E, Op. 6: II. Tempo di Menuetto 03:25:46 Sonata in E, Op. 6: III. Recitativo: Adagio e senza tempo – Andante – Allegretto con espressione 03:33:22 Sonata in E, Op. 6: IV. Molto allegro e vivace 03:40:16 Variations in B-Flat, Op. 83 03:49:04 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35: No. 1, Prelude 03:51:25 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35: No. 1, Fugue
  • @felixdevilliers1
    One thing I like about my favourite composer, Schumann, is that he broke off his friendships with people who didn't like Mendelssohn. When I was young there was quite a lot of perjudice against Mendelssohn for being facile. When I was 15 or16 I sang in one of his choral works in the church choir and wrote in my diary, "I will nver say a bad word about Mendelssohn again." I loved playing the Songs without Words that I could manage technically and especially loved the the first one in E major which Schumann said flowed form the purest of springs.
  • @weile4u
    Nearly 4 hours of finest piano music, what a treasure!
  • @francobenavides
    Hace casi cuatro años no hubiera pensado en disfrutar y mucho menos de vivir de la música clásica, hasta que este video me abrió los ojos y me hizo conocer mi verdadera pasión. Desde entonces no he parado de escuchar música clásica ni de descubrir compositores de todos los géneros, estilos y períodos históricos, desde los más famosos a los menos conocidos. Hoy estoy presentando mi examen para pasar a sexto año de piano, así que no podría estar más agradecido con Mendelssohn. Ojalá el tiempo fuera eterno, asi podría escuchar e interpretar toda la música que amo y divulgarla al mundo.
  • @user-yn8bt6ji7k
    Размеренно, спокойно, задушевно. Композиция господина Мендельсона: "То, что доктор прописал." Произведение - Одно из лучших Релаксов на YOUTUBE
  • @najialhasani
    1:08:18 The-more I listen to Mendelssohn, the more I realize how smoothly , rhythmically and harmoniously, his divine chords flow.
  • @teresadasilva4450
    To Brilliant Classics, thank you for this heavenly piano work on Mendelssohn! I have experienced some of his works that I have in my collectuon, and there is nothing comparable. Therefore, I must conclude on the brilliant merit of these Interpreters who must have entered Mendelssohn's soul and spirit and have enhanced what most beautiful ethereal and sublime they found there... My liking Mendelssohn as a composer has changed radically with the heavenly interpretation of the talented interpreters that you found. My immense Gratitude.
  • @irenicum
    Mendelssohn was the first composer to transport my soul. I could visualize entire plays in my head while listening to his scores in my grandparent's apartment in NYC.
  • @leoinsf
    Mendelssohn was the complete musician: composer, performer and conductor. His music is always well-written, beautiful, logical and the gateway composer for young pianists learning to perform because his music is eminently playable. While he doesn't stand up to Beethoven or Chopin's eminence, he is a great composer whose music will live forever. His "Variations Serieuses" is the entry to recital performance of the Masters. I played it at my first major recital and never looked back.
  • @lunchmind
    All my life as a musician , I have respected Mendelssohn but only now, Am I realizing just how beautiful and poetic his music is
  • @bb8319
    Oh, what a lyrical GIFT Mendelssohn had! What a delight these pianists have brought to us - THANK YOU!
  • @fabiovalenza9811
    Beautiful the Andante con moto in E Major, Op.19 , n.1. It reminds me of other times in my life. I was suddenly moved by listening to it. The wonderful things in life.
  • @100Samosata
    La musica di Mendelssohn va dritta al cuore, carica di una sorta di serena rassegnazione verso le sofferenze della vita che non può non emozionare... Grazie per aver caricato questa bellissima musica.
  • @teresadasilva4450
    To BRILLIANT CLASSICS, Your choice of these pieces and the beautiful piano sound are outstanding! Your 'expertise' so to speak, in the search and Feeling of Beauty has rewarded me as I work enthousiastically with the Company of your beautiful offers. Cannot thank you enough. Teresa.
  • @suzancwilson436
    LISTENING NOW EARLY MORNING... MY MOTTO.. IN A UGLY WORLD.. "WAKE UPTOO GOD'S TRUE MUSIC OF SHEER BEAUTY" MENDELSSOHN.. SURPRISINGLY.. IS THAT.!! MY EARS HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED HIS WORKS BEFORE.. UNFORGETTABLE IN CALM.. OF LOVELINESS.TOO THE SOUL THANK YOU!! SUZZAN C WILSON❤❤❤❤
  • @benjaminrush4443
    Danke - Wunderbare . Nice stuff to listen to on a late spring afternoon at 1730 hrs. Wednesday, 13 May 20 in Hopkinton, Mass. USA .