Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Performer: Javier Perianes
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Size: 1.44 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Andante con variazioni, Op. 82
Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19
02. 1. Andante con moto
03. 6. Andante sostenuto: ‘Venetianisches Gondellied’
04. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30 – 6. Allegretto tranquillo: ‘Venetianisches Gondellied’
05. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 38 – 6. Andante con moto: ‘Duetto’
06. Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14
Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 53
07. 1. Andante con moto
08. 3. Presto agitato
09. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 – 5. Andante con moto: ‘Venetianisches Gondellied’
Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67
10. 1. Andante
11. 2. Allegro leggiero
12. 3. Andante tranquillo
13. 6. Allegretto non troppo
Präludium und Fuge E-Moll, Op. 35/1
14. I. Präludium. Allegro con fuoco
15. II. Fuga. Andante espressivo
16. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 85 – 4. Andante sostenuto
17. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 120 – 1. Andante un poco agitato
Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 102
18. 4. Andante un poco agitato
19. 6. Andante
20. 17 Variations sérieuses, Op. 54
This programme illustrates four essential qualities of the music of Felix Mendelssohn. Music stripped of all superfluity, including the literary aspect (Songs without Words); a gift for creating magical atmospheres (Rondo capriccioso); unconditional admiration for classical order; and, finally, a genuine veneration for Bach (Prelude and Fugue op.35). The whole radiant universe of Mendelssohn is encapsulated here.
Gramophone Magazine awarded Javier Perianes an Editor’s Choice for his disc of de Falla Piano Works [HMC902099] saying: “This is a disc to lift the spirits. Whether the music is sultry, strenuous or sunny, Javier Perianes plays with an infallible ear for style, atmosphere and colour…in the Nights in the Gardens of Spain the BBC Symphony Orchestra joins Perianes for a performance of panache and captivating flair and freshness.”
Javier Perianes next recording, also with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, will include Grieg’s Piano Concerto.