Contributing to the nineteenth century’s popularity of character pieces for piano, Mendelssohn’s eight volumes of SongswithoutWords adapted the beauty of the art song to a purely instrumental genre. An original work for cello and piano, the piece unfolds in ABA form with a sunny, melodic line and an anxious middle section.Yves Dharamraj
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Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words, Op. 109 Play
Recorded on 05/15/2013, uploaded on 11/14/2013
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Contributing to the nineteenth century’s popularity of character pieces for piano, Mendelssohn’s eight volumes of Songs without Words adapted the beauty of the art song to a purely instrumental genre. An original work for cello and piano, the piece unfolds in ABA form with a sunny, melodic line and an anxious middle section. Yves Dharamraj
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