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Hensel & Mendelssohn: Guess Who?

Romantic Contemplative Intimate
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Composer
Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn
Artist
Olga Pashchenko
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Feb 28, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1119
UPC
3701624511190

About

Pianist Olga Pashchenko creates musical narratives with selections from Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words. As children, the two immensely prodigious siblings enjoyed using text to inspire their piano pieces, although which of them was the actual inventor of the genre remains a mystery. It is possible that they either co-created this genre, or even that Fanny could have been the creator of the genre traditionally ascribed exclusively to Felix. This music, although wordless, is bursting with poetry and well-suited to the Conrad Graf piano from 1836 that Pashchenko chose for this recording. The Graf piano, a brand favoured by Felix, has a recitative-like quality that Pashchenko uses to perfectly articulate the poetry inherent in these Lieder ohne Worte or as Fanny called them, Lieder fur das Pianoforte.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied" 02:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19b, No. 3, MWV U89, "Jägerlied"
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  2. 2 No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19b, No. 5, MWV U90 03:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19b, No. 5, MWV U90
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  3. 3 No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1, MWV U103 03:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1, MWV U103
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  4. 4 No. 8 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, No. 2, MWV U77 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 8 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, No. 2, MWV U77
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  5. 5 No. 9 in E Major, Op. 30, No. 3, MWV U104 02:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 9 in E Major, Op. 30, No. 3, MWV U104
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  6. 6 No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 30, No. 4, MWV U98 02:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 30, No. 4, MWV U98
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  7. 7 No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 6, MWV U110, "Venezianisches Gondellied" 02:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 6, MWV U110, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  8. 8 No. 1. Andante 03:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Andante
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  9. 9 No. 3. Allegretto grazioso 02:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  10. 10 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 3, Op. 38: No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 38, No. 2, MWV U115 01:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 3, Op. 38: No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 38, No. 2, MWV U115
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  11. 11 Gondellied (Barcarole) in A Major, WoO 10, MWV U136 01:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Gondellied (Barcarole) in A Major, WoO 10, MWV U136
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  12. 12 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 3, Op. 38: No. 17 in A Minor, Op. 38, No. 5, MWV U137 02:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 3, Op. 38: No. 17 in A Minor, Op. 38, No. 5, MWV U137
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  13. 13 No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 62, No. 3, MWV U177, "Trauermarsch" 03:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 62, No. 3, MWV U177, "Trauermarsch"
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  14. 14 No. 29 in A Minor, Op. 62, No. 5, MWV U151, "Venezianisches Gondellied" 02:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 29 in A Minor, Op. 62, No. 5, MWV U151, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  15. 15 No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6, MWV U161, "Frühlingslied" (Spring Song) 02:22
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6, MWV U161, "Frühlingslied" (Spring Song)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  16. 16 No. 2. Allegro vivace 04:06
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  17. 17 No. 3. O Traum der Jugend, o goldner Stern: Andante cantabile 03:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 3. O Traum der Jugend, o goldner Stern: Andante cantabile
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  18. 18 No. 4. Il Saltarello Romano: Allegro molto 02:58
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 4. Il Saltarello Romano: Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  19. 19 No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, MWV U145 02:08
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, MWV U145
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  20. 20 No. 35 in B Minor, Op. 67, No. 5, MWV U184 02:27
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 35 in B Minor, Op. 67, No. 5, MWV U184
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  21. 21 No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, MWV U182, "Spinnerlied" 01:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, MWV U182, "Spinnerlied"
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  22. 22 No. 1. Allegro moderato 04:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 1. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  23. 23 No. 2. Andante con expressione 03:03
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 2. Andante con expressione
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  24. 24 No. 3. Lied (Lenau): Larghetto 02:26
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 3. Lied (Lenau): Larghetto
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  25. 25 No. 4. Wanderlied: Presto 02:38
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 4. Wanderlied: Presto
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  26. 26 No. 43 in E Minor, Op. 102, No. 1, MWV U162 02:46
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 43 in E Minor, Op. 102, No. 1, MWV U162
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  27. 27 No. 45 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 3, MWV U195 01:17
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 45 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 3, MWV U195
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  28. 28 No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 19b, No. 6, MWV U78, "Venezianisches Gondellied" 02:20
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 19b, No. 6, MWV U78, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  29. 29 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 4, Op. 53: No. 24 in A Major, Op. 53, No. 6, MWV U154 02:41
    Track
    29
    Title
    Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 4, Op. 53: No. 24 in A Major, Op. 53, No. 6, MWV U154
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko
  30. 30 Notturno in G Minor 04:50
    Track
    30
    Title
    Notturno in G Minor
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Olga Pashchenko