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Mendelssohn: Sonatas from Childhood, Adolescence & Adulthood
Olde Focus Recordings

Mendelssohn: Sonatas from Childhood, Adolescence & Adulthood

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Composer
MENDELSSOHN, FELIX
Artist
KARR-YANG DUO
Format
CD
Label
Olde Focus Recordings
Released
Mar 03, 2017
Catalog #
FCR910
UPC
798576962524

About

Fresh interpretation and technical brilliance imbue "Mendelssohn: Sonatas from Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood," the first period instrument recording of this repertoire. This debut recording by the New York City based Karr-Yang Duo features three relatively unknown Mendelssohn Piano and Violin Sonatas, including the duo's own version of the unfinished 1838 F major sonata, and the stunning albeit incomplete Fragment in D. As a whole, the works tell the story of Mendelssohn's development as a composer, spanning his artistic life beginning at the age of 11, through the teenage years, and into his mature period. In this recording, the sumptuous tone and refinement of a fully restored Conrad gRaf piano from 1825 converses in equal partnership with the warm, resonant sonority of the violin's gut strings and historical set-up, revealing Mendelssohn's full-blooded, lyrical, and colorful music at its fullest realization. The Karr-Yang duo bridges the divide between musicological research and communicative performance, and presents an album which will appeal to the period instrument aficionado as well as the Mendelssohn lover.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Violin Sonata in D Major (fragment) 07:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    Violin Sonata in D Major (fragment)
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  2. 2 I. Allegro 06:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  3. 3 II. Andante 06:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  4. 4 III. Presto 04:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  5. 5 I. Adagio - Allegro moderato 08:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  6. 6 II. Poco adagio 06:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Poco adagio
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  7. 7 III. Allegro agitato 04:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro agitato
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  8. 8 I. Allegro vivace 12:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    12:11
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  9. 9 II. Adagio 05:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo
  10. 10 III. Assai vivace 06:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Assai vivace
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Karr-Yang Duo