Felix Mendelssohn Performed by Daniel Barenboim (1997)
Classical | 2CD | MP3 192 Kbps + Front & Back cover | 184 Mb
Daniel Barenboim has always been one of my favourite pianists. I know him mostly as a Beethoven interpreter, but his recording of "Songs without Words" is up there with the best I've heard. The sound quality is as good as you have come to expect from DG and the performance is crystal clear and precise at all times. I aquired this recording beacuse I was keen to play some of the pieces myself but Barenboim has a few ideas of his own that I don't quite agree with. Most of the songs are played just as I imagine Mendelssohn wrote them, but some of them fall out and leaves a "not absolutely perfect after all" feeling inside you. However, if you are a fan of Barenboim you will love this recording. These wonderful songs deserve a unique performer like Barenboim. If you'd like to listen to Barenboim at his best I suggest that you listen to his Beethoven recordings, and especially the sonatnas.
On this CD:
Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 1, Op. 19b
Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 2, Op. 30
Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 3, Op. 38
Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 4, Op. 53
Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 5, Op. 62
Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 7, Op. 85
Kinderstücke (6) for piano ("Christmas Pieces"), Op. 72
Gondollied, for piano in A major ("Barcarole")
Pieces (2) for organ
Albumblatt for piano in E minor, Op. 117
Disc: 1
1. No. 1 in E major
2. No. 2 in A minor
3. No. 3 in A major
4. No. 4 in A major
5. No. 5 in F sharp minor
6. No. 6 in G minor
7. No. 1 in E flat major
8. No. 2 in B flat minor
9. No. 3 in E major
10. No. 4 in B minor
11. No. 5 in D major
12. No. 6 in F sharp minor
13. No. 1 in E flat major
14. No. 2 in C minor
15. No. 3 in E major
16. No. 4 in A major
17. No. 5 in A minor
18. No. 6 in A flat major
19. No. 1 in A flat major
20. No. 2 in E flat major
21. No. 3 in G minor
22. No. 4 in F major
23. No. 5 in A minor
24. No. 6 in A major
Disc: 2
1. No. 1 in G major
2. No. 2 in B flat major
3. No. 3 in E minor
4. No. 4 in G major
5. No. 5 in A minor
6. No. 6 in A major
7. No. 1 in E flat major
8. No. 2 in F sharp minor
9. No. 3 in B flat major
10. No. 4 in C major
11. No. 5 in B minor
12. No. 6 in E major
13. No. 1 in F major
14. No. 2 in A minor
15. No. 3 in E flat major
16. No. 4 in D major
17. No. 5 in A major
18. No. 6 in B flat major
19. No. 1 in E minor
20. No. 2 in D major
21. No. 3 in C major
22. No. 4 in G minor
23. No. 5 in A major
24. No. 6 in C major
25. 1. Allegro non troppo
26. 2. Andante sostenuto
27. 3. Allegretto
28. 4. Andante con moto
29. 5. Allegro assai
30. 6. Vivace
31. 1. Andante cantabile
32. 2. Presto agitato
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