Description
In the autumn of 1830, while on a grand European tour, Mendelssohn Bartholdy visited Venice and was captivated by his impressions. He later described the local gondoliers, saying, "The gondoliers are now crying out to one another again, and the lights are reflected deep in the water; one is playing the guitar and singing. It is a merry night."
Inspired by this experience, Mendelssohn composed four Venetian Gondola Songs between 1830 and 1841, which were later published in the Henle Urtext collected volumes HN 327 and 861. We are now publishing these four popular, easy-to-play, and melodious pieces together in one volume, accompanied by a new preface written by Ullrich Scheideler.
