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Mendelssohn: Sonatas for Cello and Piano
Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Cristian Beldi
Mendelssohn: Sonatas for Cello and Piano
Genre: Classical
 
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) wrote relatively little chamber music. The composer Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832) wrote of his pupil Mendelssohn in a letter to Goethe: "He plays the piano like a devil and there...  more »

     
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All Artists: Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Cristian Beldi
Title: Mendelssohn: Sonatas for Cello and Piano
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Label: Arte Nova Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 11/11/2008
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723721388959

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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) wrote relatively little chamber music. The composer Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832) wrote of his pupil Mendelssohn in a letter to Goethe: "He plays the piano like a devil and there is no holding him back on stringed instruments." The experience in these instrumental areas is set off especially in the Sonatas for Cello and Piano B major Op. 45 and D major Op. 58. The cantabile violoncello writing is combined with an agile, flowing, and most brilliant piano part. In 1845 a further piece for violoncello and piano followed these two sonatas: the "Lied ohne Worte" ("Song without words") D major Op. 109. The genesis of this work--as in the case of the Sonatas Op. 45 and Op. 58--leaves many questions unanswered, since it was published from his effects after the composer's death.