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Mendelssohn
Jan Lisiecki
Released: 2019
Jan Lisiecki was still only 23 when he released this, his fifth album for Deutsche Grammophon. It focuses on two of Mendelssohn’s concertos. <i>Piano Concerto No. 1</i> was written for himself to play when he was about Lisiecki’s age. He must have been a fantastic pianist and Lisiecki proves a splendidly poetic, vibrant advocate. <i>Piano Concerto No. 2</i>, which drew praise from Schumann, has terrific power, and Lisiecki and the thrillingly energetic Orpheus Chamber Orchestra do it proud, treating it as chamber music on a big scale. Alongside the two concertos, Lisiecki gives us a pair of Mendelssohn’s finest solo works, which he plays with characteristic elegance and refinement.
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Track List
1Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in G Minor Op. 25 MWV o 7 • I. Molto Allegro Con Fuoco7:24
2Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in G Minor Op. 25 MWV o 7 • II. Andante6:07
3Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in G Minor Op. 25 MWV o 7 • III. Presto. Molto Allegro Vivace6:35
4Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Variations Sérieuses for Piano in D Minor Op. 54 MWV U 15611:46
5Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in D Minor Op. 40 MWV o 11 • I. Allegro Appassionato9:50
6PLAY ALL Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in D Minor Op. 40 MWV o 11 • II. Adagio. Molto Sostenuto6:14
7Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in D Minor Op. 40 MWV o 11 • III. Finale. Presto Scherzando6:51
8Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Rondo Capriccioso in E Major Op. 14 MWV U 67 • Andante – Presto Leggiero7:08
9Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Lieder Ohne Worte (Songs without Words) Op. 19b MWV SD 5 • 6. Andante Sostenuto in G Minor (MWV U 78) "Venetian Boat Song"1:58
