Mendelssohn | Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol | CD

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period, born on 3 February 1809 in Hamburg and died on 4 November 1847 in Leipzig. His compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music and chamber music. He made his public debut as a pianist at the age of nine.

This is a 1 CD release on Hyperion, issued on 30 April 2021, with Howard Shelley as piano performer. It is labelled as the fifth volume in The Complete Solo Piano Music series. Annabel Connellan is credited as producer and Simon Perry as executive producer.

Track List

1. Variations Sérieuses in D Minor, Op. 54
2. No. 1 in G Major
3. No. 2 in E-flat Major
4. No. 3 in G Major
5. No. 4 in D Major
6. No. 5 in G Minor
7. No. 6 in F Major
8. No. 1 in E-flat Major: Andante
9. No. 2 in F Major: Sostenuto
10. Variations in E-flat Major, Op. 82
11. Gondellied in a Major, WoO10
12. Ein Lied Ohne Worte in F Major 'An Fräulein Doris Loewe'
13. Lied in D Major
14. Variations in B-flat Major, Op. 83
15. No. 1 in B-flat Major: Allegro Molto E Vivace
16. No. 2 in B Minor: Allegro Agitato
17. No. 3 in D Major: Allegro Vivace
18. No. 1 in B-flat Minor: Presto
19. No. 2 in F Major: Allegro Con Moto
20. No. 3 in a Minor: Allegro Vivace
21. No. 1 in E-flat Major: Andante
22. No. 2 in F-sharp Minor: Allegro Leggiero
23. No. 3 in B-flat Major: Andante Tranquillo
24. No. 4 in C Major, 'Spinnerlied': Presto
25. No. 5 in B Minor: Moderato
26. No. 6 in E Major: Allegretto Non Troppo