Description

Mendelssohn's beloved Songs without Words are the first pieces that come to mind when considering his piano works. However, this volume also contains other captivating compositions, including several of his charming children's pieces that can be favorably compared to Robert Schumann's Kinderszenen. Furthermore, in works like the Prelude in F minor, we can detect Mendelssohn's deep admiration as a German Romantic composer for the polyphonic style of J.S. Bach.

Songs / Content

• Six Children's Pieces op. 72,1
• Six Children's Pieces op. 72,3
• Six Children's Pieces op. 72,5
• Song without Words (Venetian Gondola Song) g minor op. 19,6
• Song without Words (Venetian Gondola Song) f sharp minor op. 30,6
• Song without Words (Spring Song) A major op. 62,6
• Song without Words (Venetian Gondola Song) a minor op. 62,5
• Seven Character Pieces op. 7,1
• Song without Words E major op. 19,1
• Song without Words (Duetto) A flat major op. 38,6
• Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices op. 16,1
• Prelude V op. 35
• Song without Words C major op. 67,4