Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Ferdinand David)

Featuring

Michael Barenboim
Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

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Performer Biography

Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim, the pianist on this album, co-founded the Primevère song duo, which focuses on music by female composers and artist couples.

Composition History

The genre of Mendelssohn's Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words) likely originated from a musical game between Mendelssohn and his older sister Fanny Hensel, where they arranged songs into piano pieces.

Composition History

Ferdinand David, with Mendelssohn's consent, arranged Mendelssohn's Cello Sonata Op. 45 for violin, which was then published simultaneously with the original version.

Composer Biography

Ferdinand David, the arranger of these Lieder ohne Worte, was born in the same house in Hamburg as Felix Mendelssohn, just one year later.

Composer Biography

Ferdinand David, a violinist and composer, was the dedicatee of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's famous Violin Concerto Op. 64.

Performer Biography

Michael Barenboim, the violinist on this album, is a professor for violin and chamber music and the Dean at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Felix Mendelssohn vehemently resisted efforts to provide words for his Lieder ohne Worte, believing that the music itself conveyed emotions more universally than words.