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The Mendelssohn Sonatas - A Cycle of Eighteen Poetic Movemen
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The Mendelssohn Sonatas - A Cycle of Eighteen Poetic Movemen

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Composer
MENDELSSOHN, FELIX
Artist
Hans Davidsson
Format
CD
Label
Loft
Released
Oct 04, 2019
Catalog #
LRCD-1166
UPC
617145116628

About

Felix Mendelssohn's colleagues and contemporaries regarded the grand sonatas as the most important cycle of organ compositions since the time of Johann Sebastian Bach. They interpreted the expressive and dramatic movements of the Sonatas with poetic meaning, based on what a contemporary critic called their spiritual dimensions. This viewpoint challenges the common contemporary understanding and interpretation of these works. Widely considered one of the greatest organ virtuosi of his time, Mendelssohn played the cycle as a whole at an informal premier in Frankfurt in 1845. Conceived and perceived as a single large-scale work, the Sonatas seem to have a symphonic scope. Yet, eighteenth-century central German organs were Mendelssohn's preferred style. The descriptions of Mendelssohn's sensitive touch, differentiated articulation, brilliant technique, and expressive playing, as well as his original metronome indications, inspire us to take a fresh approach to the Sonatas. In recent years, Hans Davidsson's studies of the Sonatas and early nineteenth-century performance have brought new perspectives to our understanding of these works. Traditionally the individual Sonatas might be "authentically" played as single, separate pieces on a German Romantic organ, contemporaneous with Mendelssohn's lifetime. Instead, Davidsson has chosen to play the complete eighteen-movement cycle on an early nineteenth-century organ, an instrument with unique character, sensitivity, transparency, and rich color. For the performer, this instrument brings new interpretive possibilities to the Sonata cycle, based on what is known about Mendelssohn's own performances. For the listener, these new interpretations are given voice on one of the best preserved historical organs in northern Europe- the instrument built for the church in Gammalkil, Sweden, by Pehr Schiorlin in 1806.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato e serioso 06:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato e serioso
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  2. 2 II. Adagio 02:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  3. 3 III. Andante 04:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  4. 4 IV. Allegro assai vivace 03:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro assai vivace
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  5. 5 I. Grave - Adagio 04:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Grave - Adagio
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  6. 6 II. Allegro maestoso e vivace - Fuga: Allegro moderato 06:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro maestoso e vivace - Fuga: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  7. 7 I. Con moto maestoso - un poco meno forte - da questa parte al fine al Maggiore poco a poco piu animato e piu forte - 07:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Con moto maestoso - un poco meno forte - da questa parte al fine al Maggiore poco a poco piu animato e piu forte -
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  8. 8 II. Andante tranquillo 03:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  9. 9 I. Allegro con brio 03:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  10. 10 II. Andante religioso 02:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante religioso
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  11. 11 III. Allegretto 03:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  12. 12 IV. Allegro maestoso e vivace 04:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro maestoso e vivace
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  13. 13 I. Andante (choral) 01:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Andante (choral)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  14. 14 II. Andante con moto 02:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  15. 15 III. Allegro maestoso (vivace) 04:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Allegro maestoso (vivace)
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  16. 16 I. Choral - Variations 1-5 10:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Choral - Variations 1-5
    Duration
    10:19
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  17. 17 II. Fuga: Sostenuto e legato 03:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Fuga: Sostenuto e legato
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  18. 18 III. Finale: Andante 03:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Finale: Andante
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson