Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano; Prelude & Fugue; Variations S?rieuses; Rondo Capriccioso
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Composer: Felix MendelssohnPerformer: Murray Perahia
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Sonata For Piano, Op. 6: I - Allegretto con espressione
- Sonata For Piano, Op. 6: II - Tempo di Menuetto - Piu vivace - L'istesso tempo I
- Sonata For Piano, Op. 6: III - Recitativo - Andante - Allegretto con espressione - IV - Molto allegro e vivace - Allegretto con espressione
- Prelude & Fugue, Op. 35, No.1
- Variations serieuses, Op. 54
- Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14
Music reviews of Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano; Prelude & Fugue; Variations S?rieuses; Rondo Capriccioso
Music Review: Appropriate elegance
Rating: 5 Stars
The main course on this menu of Mendelssohn from Murray Perahia, dating from the mid-eighties, is the Op. 6 Sonata, one of three the composer wrote for solo piano while still in his teens (the other two were not published until after his death). It is a fascinating work with its thematic cross-references, freely rhythmed slow movement (which makes a fugue out of a recitative!) and homages to Beethoven, though it inevitably does not reach the level of its model, the older composer's piano sonata Op. 101 in A major. Perahia has the requisite fleet fingers and tonal control to make the frequently demanding piano writing sufficiently transparent. Even now there are few recordings of this piece, so this disc is well worth hearing despite its short total length. Perahia's pianism on the shorter, more familar pieces that round out the CD is equally adept and elegant, though I've heard versions of the Rondo Capriccioso that surpass his in terms of sheer sparkle. After two decades the sound is a bit congested at the heaviest climaxes, especially in the final movement of the Sonata.
Description of Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano; Prelude & Fugue; Variations S?rieuses; Rondo Capriccioso
These are some of Mendelssohn's best piano pieces outside of the Songs Without Words. The early Sonata will be new to most listeners. But there's a good deal more Mendelssohn for piano, including two more early sonatas, and some of it would have filled out this disc very nicely. Murray Perahia plays with his usual artistry, although it seems to me that he's a bit "big" for some of this music, especially the Sonata, which I like to hear in a more modest scale. It's not a bad disc by any means, but more for Perahia's fans than for Mendelssohn's. --Leslie GerberMendelssohn, Felix CDs
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