Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 4

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  • Rachmaninov: Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32; Prelude in F major; Prelude in D minor
  • Rachmaninov: Ten Preludes; Morceaux de Fantaisie
  • Schubert Sonatas
  • Rachmaninov: The Early Piano Works
  • Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
  • Rachamninov: Variations on a theme of Chopin; Variations on a theme of Corelli
  • Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Salon; Moments Musicaux
  • Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Toccata in C, Op. 7
  • Ferguson: Piano Music
  • Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1; Suite No. 2; Symphonic Dances
  • Rachmaninov: The Four Piano Concertos
  • Mozart, Krommer: Oboe Concertos
  • Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9 in E minor; Piano Concerto
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1
  • Rachmaninov: Transcriptions
  • Frederic Chopin: Four Scherzi; Berceuse; Fantasie
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 - No. 9 K271, No. 17 K453
  • Vaughan Williams: Piano Concertos; John Foulds: Dynamic Triptych
  • Hindemith: Cello Concerto; The Four Temperaments
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 - Nos. 14 & 27
  • The Complete Piano Music of Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Chopin: Preludes & Ballades
  • Frederic Chopin: Piano Music - Sonata Op. 58; Barcarolle Op. 60; 4 Impromptus
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 & No. 3 in D minor Op. 30
  • Alwyn: Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia"; Sinfonietta for Strings; Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Ferguson: Amore Langueo; Piano Concerto; Finzi: Eclogue
  • Tippett: Symphony No. 4; Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Fantasia on a Theme of Handel
  • Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
  • Alwyn: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 4 - No. 12 K414 & No. 19 K459
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 5 - Nos. 13 & 24
  • Gershwin: An American in Paris; Suite Catfish Row; Variations on 'I Got Rhythm'; Girl Crazy; Strike Up the Band
  • Tippett: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 24
  • Rachmaninov: Songs
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6 - Nos. 21 & 22
  • Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 1
  • Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 2
  • Szymanowski: Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie concertante)
  • Rachmaninov: Complete Songs, Vol. 3
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3
  • Korngold: Military March; Cello Concerto; Symphonic Serenade
  • Chopin: Sonata for Piano No. 2, Op. 35; Preludes, Op. 28
  • Carwithen: Orchestral Works
  • Rubbra: Symphony No.1; A Tribute; Sinfonia Concertante
  • Hummel: Piano Concerto; Concertino
  • Farrar: Orchestral Works
  • Rachmaninov: Songs
  • Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
  • Mozart: Symphonies 32, 35, 38
  • Hummel: Concertos for Piano & Violin
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4; Triple Concerto
  • Balakirev: Symphony No. 2; Tamara; Piano Concerto, Op. 1
  • Dohnányi: Veil of Pierrette; Suite; Variations on a Nursery Theme
  • Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 5
  • Peter Dickinson: Piano & Organ Concertos; Outcry
  • The Royal Philharmonic Collection - Schubert: Symphonies 3 & 5
  • Hummel: Piano Works
  • Howells: Piano Concertos 1 & 2; Penguinski
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concerto in F major; Theme and Variations in F major; Piano Concerto in A major
  • Reinecke: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
  • Alwyn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
  • Rubbra: Sinfonia concertante; Tribute; Ode to the Queen
  • Tippett: Piano Concerto; Praeludium; Fantasia on a Theme of Handel
  • Hummel: Mandolin Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Freudenfest Overture; etc.
  • Dohnányi: Piano Concerto No. 1; Ruralia Hungarica
  • Lyapunov: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 2; Polonaise
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 29: Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Anticipations of Scotland
  • Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 7 & 8
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 32: Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 6, 7
  • Frank Bridge: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
  • Cyril Scott: Symphony No. 3 "The Muses"; Piano Concerto No. 2; Neptune
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 35: Herz - Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 7 & 8
  • Hummel: Piano Concerto in D major
  • Hummel: Potpourri; Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca; Violin Concerto in C; Piano Variations
  • Dohnányi: Piano Concerto No. 3; Violin Concerto No. 2; Harp Concertino
  • Robert Casadesus: Symphonies No. 1, 5 & 7
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C; Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
  • Sir Lennox Berkeley: Piano Concerto; Four Poems of St. Teresa of Ávila; Michael Berkeley; Gethsemane Fragment; Triste
  • Alice Mary Smith: Symphony in A minor; Symphony in C minor; Andante for Clarinet
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 36: Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5; Recollections of Ireland
  • Hummel: Piano Concerto in A
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 40: Herz: Piano Concertos Nos. 3-5
  • Cyril Scott: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 4; Early One Morning
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 41: Friedrich Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
  • Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Two Pianos; Michael Berkeley: Concerto for Orchestra 'Seascapes'
  • Hummel: Ballet Music from Sappho von Mitilene, Das Zauberschloß
  • Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Concert Overture in F major
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 43: Sterndale Bennett & Bache
  • Rachmaninoff: Complete Songs
  • Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
  • Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Das Befreite Deutschland
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 45: Hiller: Piano Concertos 1-3
  • Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
  • Haydn: The London Symphonies
  • Eugene Goossens: Symphony No. 1; Phantasy Concerto
  • Schumann, Grieg, Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos
  • Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 48: Julius Benedict & Walter Macfarren
  • Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 4
  • Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6; The Fall of Babylon
  • Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5
  • Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
  • Dohnányi: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
  • Leighton: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 3 'Concerto estivo'
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 51: Taubert, Rosenhain
  • Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6
  • Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 10; Der Zweikampf mit der Geliebten
  • Chopin: Sonaty
  • Clementi: Capriccios & Variations
  • Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra
  • Dobrzynski, Lessel: Piano Concertos
  • Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 56: Friedrich Kalkbrenner
  • Spohr, Onslow: Piano Sonatas
  • Frederick Delius: Piano Concerto; Brigg Fair; etc.
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 58: Pixis, Thalberg
  • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 1
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18
  • Britten: Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 61: Döler, Dreyschock
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 62: Gounod - The Complete Works for Pedal Piano & Orchestra
  • Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, Franciszek Lessel: Piano Concertos
  • Malcolm Williamson: The Complete Piano Concertos
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 63: Godard
  • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 2
  • The Classical Piano Concerto Vol. 1: Dussek
  • Peter Dickinson: Three Concertos; Merseyside Echoes
  • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 3
  • Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 66 - Herz: Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 4
  • The Classical Piano Concerto: Steibelt - Piano Concertos Nos. 3 "L'orage," 5 "À la chasse" & 7 "Grand concerto militaire"
  • The Classical Piano Concerto: Franz Xaver Mozart, Muzio Clementi
  • Aubade: Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc
  • The Classical Piano Concerto Vol. 4: Leopold Kozeluch
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 71: Czerny
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 72: Potter
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 74: Sterndale Bennett
  • The Classical Piano Concerto, Vol. 5: Dussek - Op. 3, Op. 14, Op .49
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 78: Clara Schumann; Hiller, Herz, Kalkbrenner
  • The Classical Piano Concerto, Vol. 6: Johann Baptist Cramer - Piano Concerto No. 4 in C major, Op. 38; Piano Concerto No. 5 in C minor, Op. 48
  • Stanford: A Song of Agincourt; Overture in the Style of a Tragedy; Verdun; A Welcome March; Fairy Day
  • The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 80: Dupont, Benoit
  • The Classical Piano Concerto, Vol. 7: Johann Baptist Cramer - Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 10, Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 26, Piano Concerto No. 6 Op. 51
  • Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 82: Elmas

Release Date

December 31, 2015

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01:07:06

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Styles

Recording Date

December 17, 2014 - December 19, 2014

Recording Location

  • All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London
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Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 4

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Mendelssohn's piano music as a whole has been underexposed over the years, making this complete six-volume cycle by the indefatigable Howard Shelley especially welcome. Each volume contains a mixture of familiar and unfamiliar pieces, and for the familiar here you have to wait until the end, when Shelley gives a gentle, thoroughly idiomatic performance of the Sechs Lieder ohne Worte, Book V, Op. 62 (Six Songs Without Words). The rest of the music may well be unknown to many listeners, at least outside Mendelssohn's second homeland of Britain. The Six Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35, were assembled from earlier fugues with added preludes in 1837. Mendelssohn did not initially conceive of them as Bachian prelude-and-fugue pairs, but moved in that direction over the course of the preludes' composition. They represent stages in the process by which Mendelssohn incorporated Bachian elements into his own style, and as such they're quite interesting: some of the preludes are essentially Songs Without Words; some are little etudes (the original conception), and some are closer to the Bachian model. Shelley takes a very quiet approach here, as if Mendelssohn were working out the music in his own quarters; this is effective but does not work so well with the rather vague sonic profile of the All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London. You also get an unpublished Andante cantabile e presto agitato that's related to the better-known Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14, and a delightful little piece called Lied written for Mendelssohn's honeymoon and unpublished until 1927. Recommended for Mendelssohn fans, as indeed is Shelley's entire series.

Track Listing

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
Six Preludes and Fugues Op. 35
1
Prelude No. 1 in E minor: Allegro con fuoco
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:07 Amazon
2
Fugue No.1 in E minor: Andante espressivo
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 05:54 Amazon
3
Prelude No. 2 in D major: Allegretto
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:43 Amazon
4
Fugue No. 2 in D major: Tranquillo e sempre legato
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 03:05 Amazon
5
Prelude No.3 in B minor: Prestissimo staccato
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 01:55 Amazon
6
Fugue No. 3 in B minor: Allegro con brio
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 03:30 Amazon
7
Prelude No. 4 in A flat major: Con moto
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 03:52 Amazon
8
Fugue No. 4 in A flat major: Con moto ma sostenuto
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 05:03 Amazon
9
Prelude No. 5 in F minor: Andante lento
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 03:00 Amazon
10
Fugue No. 5 in F minor: Allegro con fuoco
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 03:48 Amazon
11
Prelude No. 6 in B flat major: Maestoso moderto
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:50 Amazon
12
Fugue No. 6 in B flat major: Allegro con brio
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 03:36 Amazon
Andante cantabile e Presto agitato WoO6
13
Andante cantabile
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:36 Amazon
14
Presto agitato
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 05:55 Amazon
15
Lied in A major
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:45 Amazon
Sechs Lieder ohne Worte Book V Op. 62
16
No. 1 in G major: Andante espressivo
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:42 Amazon
17
No. 2 in B flat major: Allegro con fuoco
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 01:55 Amazon
18
No. 3 in E minor: Andante maestoso
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:31 Amazon
19
No. 4 in G major: Allegro con anima
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 01:33 Amazon
20
No. 5 in A minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied': Andante con moto
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:57 Amazon
21
No. 6 in A major 'Frühlingslied': Allegretto grazioso
Felix Mendelssohn
Howard Shelley 02:49 Amazon
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