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Brilliant virtuosity in the composer's own arrangements of his Octet and First Symphony. Generous pedaling reduced the impact of the lithe cello parts in the Octet, but this version of the Symphony... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Jun 2009
Catalogue No: 88697431602
Label: Sony
Series: Tal-Groethuysen Duo
Length: 58 minutes

Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 (adapted for Piano four Hands)

Work length31:30

Album only

Tal & Groethuysen

Allegro con fuoco ma moderato

Track length14:10

Album only

Andante

Track length7:08

$1.30

$1.70

Scherzo. Allegro leggiero

Track length4:13

$1.30

$1.70

Presto

Track length5:59

$1.30

$1.70

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 (adapted for Piano four hands, Violin & Violincello)

Work length27:16

$5.20

$6.80

Tal & Groethuysen, Mikayel Hakhnazaryan (cello), Oliver Wille (violin)

Molto allegro e vivace

Track length9:29

$1.30

$1.70

Andante con moto

Track length6:31

$1.30

$1.70

Intermezzo

Track length3:46

$1.30

$1.70

Finale: Allegro vivace

Track length7:30

$1.30

$1.70

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Piano duo Tal & Groethuysen returns with a recording of works by Mendelssohn which he adapted himself from the large-scale chamber and orchestral versions they are usually heard in.

The 19th century was the heyday of the four-handed piano duet, a form of music-making that provided music-lovers with the opportunity to perform orchestral and vocal works in their own home that they could otherwise only hear in the concert hall or on stage. Released in the 200th anniversary year of his birth, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a gifted pianist himself and very fond of domestic music-making. He only wrote a handful of original works for piano duet, but the catalogue of his works contains no fewer than 18 arrangements of his own pieces for four-handed piano, among them two symphonies, a string quartet, several overtures and the entire score of his incidental music for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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October 2009

Brilliant virtuosity in the composer's own arrangements of his Octet and First Symphony. Generous pedaling reduced the impact of the lithe cello parts in the Octet, but this version of the Symphony is extremely effective.

Awards Issue 2009

…a keen appreciation of structure, a scintillating range of colours and a compelling lightness of touch. If an alien landed on Earth and had his first experience of Mendelssohn via these performances, he'd marvel at the wonder of the music and never have an inkling it could have been conceived for anything other than these forces.

28th june 2009

These are Mendelssohn’s own arrangements of his early works. The Octet in E flat, for strings, sublime masterpiece of his 17th year, remains felicitious, captivating and touching in this piano-duo version, played with stylishness and vigour by the Israeli Yaara Tal and the German Andreas Groethuytsen

21st June 2009

Tal and Groethuysen make light of all complexities in this zestful work.

Mendelssohn - Piano Works for 4 Hands

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