Description

Mendelssohn aimed to enhance pianists' interpretive abilities through these compositions, emphasizing imagery over verbal instruction. With the editor's insightful introduction and performance recommendations, this collection of 20 pieces is poised to effectively fulfill the composer's intentions

Songs / Content

• Confidence [Op. 19, No. 4]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Consolation [Op. 30, No. 3]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Cradle Song [Op. 67, No. 6]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Elegy [Op. 85, No. 4 (Posthumous)]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Faith [Op. 102, No. 6 (Posthumous)]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Folk Song [Op. 53, No. 5]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Reverie [Op. 85, No. 1 (Posthumous)]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Song of the Heather [Op. 67, No. 5]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Song of the Pilgrim [Op. 67, No. 3]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Spinning Song [Op. 67, No. 4]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Spring Song [Op. 62, No. 6]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Tarantella [Op. 102, No. 3 (Posthumous)]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• The Adieu [Op. 85, No. 2 (Posthumous)]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• The Brook [Op. 30, No. 5]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• The Joyous Peasant [Op. 102, No. 5 (Posthumous)]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• The Return [Op. 85, No. 5 (Posthumous)]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• The Wanderer [Op. 30, No. 4]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Venetian Gondola Song No. 1 [Op. 19, No. 6]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Venetian Gondola Song No. 2 [Op. 30, No. 6]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
• Venetian Gondola Song No. 3 [Op. 62, No. 5]Felix Mendelssohn (composer)