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Mendelssohn Hensel: The Year, Nocturnes, Introduction & Capriccio / Frezzotti
Piano Classics

Mendelssohn Hensel: The Year, Nocturnes, Introduction & Capriccio / Frezzotti

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Details

Composer
Fanny Mendelssohn
Artist
Martina Frezzotti
Format
CD
Label
Piano Classics
Released
May 27, 2022
Catalog #
PCL10238
UPC
5029365102384

About

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was born in Hamburg in November 1805, the eldest of four siblings (the second was Felix, followed by Rebecca and Paul). The Mendelssohn family, of Jewish lineage, and belonging in the upper bourgeois class, gave a brilliant cultural education to their four children. Fanny was not only an exceptional pianist, but also an exceptional composer; her style is very close to that of Felix, the best known of her siblings. Her output is rich and substantial and includes more than four hundred pieces, comprising Lieder, organ works, chamber music, cantatas, an oratorio and an orchestral overture. In spite of her prolific creative output, some of her works remain still unpublished. This album focuses on a part of her piano works written between 1838 and 1841, which are particularly interesting.

The piano cycle Das Jahr (The Year) (1841) is the main work of this collection, written during her Italian journey. It is made up of twelve pieces, each bearing the name of a month, plus an epilogue, each expressing the particular feelings and atmosphere of the month in question. There are many thematic cross references between the pieces, as well as numerous references to Bach, connected to the music typical for the Lutheran worship. Also included are the two Nocturnes and the Introduction and Capriccio in B minor, in which the influence of her brother Felix is particularly evident. Italian pianist Martina Frezzotti studied with Lazar Berman at the Piano Academy of Imola and later with Elisso Virsaladze at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where she obtained her Doctorate in Music with full marks in 2012, the first Italian in history of this prestigious university.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. January 02:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. January
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  2. 2 No. 2. February 03:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. February
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  3. 3 No. 3. March 05:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. March
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  4. 4 No. 4. April 03:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. April
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  5. 5 No. 5. May 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. May
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  6. 6 No. 6. June 03:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. June
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  7. 7 No. 7. July 03:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. July
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  8. 8 No. 8. August 04:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. August
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  9. 9 No. 9. September 04:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. September
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  10. 10 No. 10. October 03:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. October
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  11. 11 No. 11. November 05:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. November
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  12. 12 No. 12. December 05:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. December
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  13. 13 Postlude 02:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Postlude
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  14. 14 Notturno in G Minor 03:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    Notturno in G Minor
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  15. 15 Nocturne Napolitano in B Minor 03:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nocturne Napolitano in B Minor
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti
  16. 16 Introduction und Capriccio in B Minor 06:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    Introduction und Capriccio in B Minor
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Martina Frezzotti