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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Martin Stadtfeld plays Mendelssohn, Schumann & Bach
Bach, J S: | St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Wir setzen uns mit tranen nieder Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude | Busoni: | ‘Nun komm der heiden Heiland' (Bach BWV659) | Mendelssohn: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 in F sharp minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied No. 2' Song without Words, Op. 85 No. 4 in D major Song without Words No. 49 for Piano in D minor 'Horseman's Song' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 1 in E flat major Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 2 in C minor Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 4 in F major | Schumann: | Erinnerung |
Martin Stadtfeld performs Mendelssohn, Schumann & Bach, with the renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, under its founder, Sir Neville Marriner. This is the first Mendelssohn (1809-1847) disc from acclaimed, award winning German pianist Stadtfeld, who caused a stir in 2002, becoming the first German to win the 'International Bach Competition' in Leipzig. There are two CD's, with disc one being a x13 piece body of Mendelssohns work & then a bonus disc two containing x4 pieces of work, covering Schumann & Bach. “Martin Stadtfeld is a classy pianist who is clearly at home in these delightful Mendelssohn scores with the First Piano Concerto being particularly successful.” MusicWeb International, 11th June 2013 | 
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| |  | Mendelssohn – Lieder ohne Worte (I)Books 1-4
Mendelssohn: | Songs without Words, Book 1 (6), Op. 19b Songs without Words, Book 2 (6), Op. 30 Songs without Words, Book 3 (6), Op. 38 Songs without Words, Book 4 (6), Op. 53 Individual ‘Lieder ohne Worte’: E flat major, Espressivo & Allegro, MWV U 68 Individual ‘Lieder ohne Worte’: A major, Andante, MWV U 76 Individual ‘Lieder ohne Worte’: A minor, Andante, early version of Op. 19b, No. 2 Individual ‘Lieder ohne Worte’: F sharp minor, Allegro molto, MWV U 124 Individual ‘Lieder ohne Worte’: A major [Allegretto], MWV U 138 |
Ronald Brautigam here performs the first four books of Felix Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte). If claims could be made for a composer to have invented a genre single-handedly, Mendelssohn would be a strong candidate with his ‘Songs Without Words’ - short lyrical pieces for the piano using a song-like structure. They were immediately popular across Europe, and were imitated by several composers, including Robert Schumann. One of today’s leading fortepiano players, Ronald Brautigam has released complete sets of piano music by Mozart and Haydn, and is currently recording a highly regarded series of the solo piano works by Beethoven. “Initially I was not entirely convinced by the modern copy of an 1830 Pleyel...But soon I was relishing the clarity and sheer beauty of the sound and, for the most part, of Ronald Brautigam playing. He is, without any doubt, one of the finest pianists around, and his despatch of Mendelssohn's fastest pieces is thrilling.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 **** “a rare opportunity to hear some of the composer's most beloved works as he might have heard them...There is, of course, much to savour and admire...but I miss the modern grand piano's sustained, singing tone” Gramophone Magazine, March 2013 “Ronald Brautigam’s Mendelssohn is so good it’s easy not to notice how good it is. That is, this playing feels so natural, so effortless, so perfectly songlike (cantabile!) that it’s tempting to think, “why wouldn’t the music sound like this?” ..This Mendelssohn breathes like a living thing...If you don’t think a fortepiano can sing, think again. A superb recital.” MusicWeb International, April 2013 | | | (also available to download from $11.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Piano Solo Works
Mendelssohn: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Mito Chamber Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 5 in A minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied No. 3' Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 3 in G minor Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1 |
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| |  | Richard Farrell - The Complete Recordings, Volume 2
Brahms: | Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Klavierstücke (4), Op. 119 Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 | Chopin: | Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Previously unreleased Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Previously unreleased Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 10 No. 10 in A flat major Previously unreleased Étude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind' Previously unreleased Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Previously unreleased | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) | Granados: | Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor | Liszt: | Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera Widmung S566 after Schumann (Liebeslied) Hulanka (Drinking Song, after Chopin) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' | Rachmaninov: | Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42 First ever stereo release Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor First ever stereo release Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major First ever stereo release Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor First ever stereo release Prelude Op. 23 No. 6 in E flat major First ever stereo release Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G major First ever stereo release Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor First ever stereo release | Schumann: | Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 |
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| |  | Mendelssohn, Schubert & Brahms: Piano Works
David Theodor Schmidt (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Ohne Worte
Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' Im Grünen (wds. Voss) Suleika (Goethe/von Willemer) Op. 34 No. 4 Schilflied, Op. 71 No. 4 Andres Maienlied (‘Hexenlied') Op. 8/8 | Schubert: | Sonata in A minor 'Arpeggione', D821 Herbst, D945 Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D300 (Salis-Seewis) Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) | Schumann: | Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24 Ich will meine Seele tauchen (No. 5 from Dichterliebe, Op. 48) Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Mein Schöner Stern! Op. 101 No. 4 Venetianische Lied, Op. 25 No. 18 Mondnacht (No. 5 from Liederkreis, Op. 39) |
Nils Mönkemeyer (viola), Nicholas Rimmer (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mendelssohn: Complete Songs without Words
“this sweeps the board in this repertoire.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mendelssohn - Songs without Words
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| |  | Murray Perahia - Songs Without Words
Bach, J S: | Chorales, arranged by Busoni | Liszt: | Piano Transcriptions of Schubert Songs | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 2 in F sharp minor Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 4 in B minor Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 5 in F sharp minor Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 in F sharp minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied No. 2' Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 3 in E major Song without Words, Op. 102 No. 5 in A major 'Childrens Piece' Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 2 in C minor Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 2 in B flat minor Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 1 in E flat major Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 4 in F major Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 2 in B flat major |
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| |  | Jingsang Lee plays Hiller, Mendelssohn & Chopin
Chopin: | Variations brilliantes in B flat major on 'Je Vends des Scapulaires', Op. 12 piano 1836 “No. 1” Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 piano 1836 “No. 1” Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 piano 1836 “No. 1” Nocturne No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3 piano 1836 “No. 1” Mazurkas Op. 59 Nos. 1-3 piano 1836 “No. 1” | Hiller, F: | Piano Sonata No. 1 in E minor piano 1877 “D Model” Caprice No. 1, Op. 14 piano 1877 “D Model”) Caprice No. 2, Op. 14 piano 1877 “D Model”) Caprice No. 3, Op. 14 piano 1877 “D Model”) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' piano 1883 “Square Piano” Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 3 in B flat major piano 1883 “Square Piano” Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' piano 1883 “Square Piano” Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' piano 1883 “Square Piano” Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' piano 1883 “Square Piano” Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 5 in F sharp minor piano 1883 “Square Piano” Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 4 in F major piano 1883 “Square Piano” |
Disc 1: All tracks recorded on period Steinway pianos as indicated by the date and name of the piano Disc 2: All tracks recorded on a modern Steinway piano, D-274 Concert Grand
The debut album from South Korean pianist Jingsang Lee features little heard music - the Piano Sonata No 1 and Three Caprices - by Ferdinand Hiller (1811- 1885) alongside popular repertoire by Mendelssohn and Chopin. What makes this double CD especially unusual and attractive is that it pairs a studio recording of the programme performed on a modern Steinway grand piano with a live recital recording of all the same pieces played on three period Steinway pianos dating broadly from the years when the composers were active. Jinsang Lee first performed this recital under the title ‘Music Making Among Friends’, an imaginary soirée involving three Romantic composers who had become very good friends. The recording makes no pretence at historical authenticity - there’s no record of what the three young men may have played at their meetings in Paris and in Germany, and Hiller’s First Sonata was published in 1852, after the deaths of both Chopin and Mendelssohn - but it ponders on each composer performing their own music for each other’s enjoyment. Born in 1981 in Seoul, Jingsang Lee was the first prize winner of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition in 2008, a triennial event organized by the Chopin Society of Hong Kong. Lee found Hiller’s music in the library of the Hochschule für Musik Köln where he was studying - the composer founded that august institution in 1850. Hiller’s compositions may be rarely performed nowadays but they are robust, musical and a delight to listen to. |
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