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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words / Rena Kyriakou
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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words / Rena Kyriakou

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Composer
MENDELSSOHN, FELIX
Artist
Rena Kyriakou
Format
CD
Label
Vox
Released
Jan 01, 1993
Catalog #
CDX-5077
UPC
047163507724

About

It's good to have Rena Kyriakou's lovingly cultivated Mendelssohn Songs Without Words available again through Arkivmusic.com's on-demand reprint program, despite Vox's dry 1962 sonics and occasional fuzzy residue on high notes that I remember from my old LP pressings--is that a master tape defect? Kyriakou favors leisurely tempos and spins legato lines with subtle and attractive shadings that make even old standbys like the Spring Song and the Hunting Song emerge freshly minted to jaded ears. In numbers such as Hope, the Fleecy Cloud, Spinning Song, and the Evening Star, hear the striking timbral differentiation between the main melodies and the perfectly controlled, softly whirling accompaniments, or notice the sustained breadth she brings to the Duetto and the Elegy.

A thoughtfully integrated yet scintillating-when-appropriate (the final variations) rendition of the Variations sérieuses proves more than mere filler, although more dynamically characterized and colorful interpretations can be had, past (Horowitz, Cortot) and present (Perahia, Thibaudet). I hope the balance of Kyriakou's Vox Mendelssohn cycle will appear in due course.

--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 49 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 No. 1 in E Major, Op. 19, No. 1 04:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in E Major, Op. 19, No. 1
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  3. 2 No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 19, No. 2 02:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 19, No. 2
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  4. 3 No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19, No. 3, "Jagerlied" 02:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19, No. 3, "Jagerlied"
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  5. 4 No. 4 in A Major, Op. 19, No. 4 02:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in A Major, Op. 19, No. 4
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  6. 5 No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19, No. 5 02:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19, No. 5
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  7. 6 No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 19, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied" 02:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 19, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  8. 7 No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1 04:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  9. 8 No. 8 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 02:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, No. 2
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  10. 9 No. 9 in E Major, Op. 30, No. 3 02:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in E Major, Op. 30, No. 3
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  11. 10 No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 30, No. 4 02:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 30, No. 4
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  12. 11 No. 11 in D Major, Op. 30, No. 5 02:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11 in D Major, Op. 30, No. 5
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  13. 12 No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied" 03:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  14. 13 No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 1 02:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 1
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  15. 14 No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 38, No. 2 01:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14 in C Minor, Op. 38, No. 2
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  16. 15 No. 15 in E Major, Op. 38, No. 3 02:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15 in E Major, Op. 38, No. 3
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  17. 16 No. 16 in A Major, Op. 38, No. 4 02:22
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16 in A Major, Op. 38, No. 4
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  18. 17 No. 17 in A Minor, Op. 38, No. 5 02:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17 in A Minor, Op. 38, No. 5
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  19. 18 No. 18 in A-Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 6, "Duetto" 04:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18 in A-Flat Major, Op. 38, No. 6, "Duetto"
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  20. 19 No. 19 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, No. 1 03:40
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, No. 1
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  21. 20 No. 20 in E-Flat Major, Op. 53, No. 2 02:07
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20 in E-Flat Major, Op. 53, No. 2
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  22. 21 No. 21 in G Minor, Op. 53, No. 3 02:48
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 21 in G Minor, Op. 53, No. 3
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  23. 22 No. 22 in F Major, Op. 53, No. 4 02:59
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 22 in F Major, Op. 53, No. 4
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  24. 23 No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 53, No. 5, "Volkslied" 03:00
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 53, No. 5, "Volkslied"
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  25. 24 No. 24 in A Major, Op. 53, No. 6 02:41
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 24 in A Major, Op. 53, No. 6
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 No. 25 in G Major, Op. 62, No. 1 03:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 25 in G Major, Op. 62, No. 1
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  28. 2 No. 26 in B-Flat Major, Op. 62, No. 2 01:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 26 in B-Flat Major, Op. 62, No. 2
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  29. 3 No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 62, No. 3, "Trauermarsch" 03:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 62, No. 3, "Trauermarsch"
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  30. 4 No. 28 in G Major, Op. 62, No. 4 01:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 28 in G Major, Op. 62, No. 4
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  31. 5 No. 29 in A Minor, Op. 62, No. 5, "Venezianisches Gondellied" 03:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 29 in A Minor, Op. 62, No. 5, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  32. 6 No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6, "Fruhlingslied" 02:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6, "Fruhlingslied"
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  33. 7 No. 31 in E-Flat Major, Op. 67, No. 1 03:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 31 in E-Flat Major, Op. 67, No. 1
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  34. 8 No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2 02:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  35. 9 No. 33 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67, No. 3 02:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 33 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67, No. 3
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  36. 10 No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, "Spinnerlied" 01:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, "Spinnerlied"
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  37. 11 No. 35 in B Minor, Op. 67, No. 5 02:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 35 in B Minor, Op. 67, No. 5
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  38. 12 No. 36 in E Major, Op. 67, No. 6 02:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 36 in E Major, Op. 67, No. 6
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  39. 13 No. 37 in F Major, Op. 85, No. 1 02:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 37 in F Major, Op. 85, No. 1
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  40. 14 No. 38 in A Minor, Op. 85, No. 2 00:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 38 in A Minor, Op. 85, No. 2
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  41. 15 No. 39 in E-Flat Major, Op. 85, No. 3 02:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 39 in E-Flat Major, Op. 85, No. 3
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  42. 16 No. 40 in D Major, Op. 85, No. 4 03:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 40 in D Major, Op. 85, No. 4
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  43. 17 No. 41 in A Major, Op. 85, No. 5 02:02
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 41 in A Major, Op. 85, No. 5
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  44. 18 No. 42 in B-Flat Major, Op. 85, No. 6 02:20
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 42 in B-Flat Major, Op. 85, No. 6
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  45. 19 No. 43 in E Minor, Op. 102, No. 1 02:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 43 in E Minor, Op. 102, No. 1
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  46. 20 No. 44 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 02:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 44 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  47. 21 No. 45 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 3 01:32
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 45 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 3
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  48. 22 No. 46 in G Minor, Op. 102, No. 4 02:12
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 46 in G Minor, Op. 102, No. 4
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  49. 23 No. 47 in A Major, Op. 102, No. 5, "Kinderstuck" 01:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 47 in A Major, Op. 102, No. 5, "Kinderstuck"
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  50. 24 No. 48 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 6 02:07
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 48 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 6
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou
  51. 25 Variations serieuses in D Minor, Op. 54 11:34
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variations serieuses in D Minor, Op. 54
    Duration
    11:34
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Rena Kyriakou