Emanuel Gruber, the cellist, plays a David Tecchler Cello made in Rome in 1706.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mendelssohn's compositions often reflect the 'sunnier sides of life' due to his mostly charmed life, in contrast to many of his contemporaries.
Composition History
The Song without Words, Op. 109, was composed for Lisa Christiani, one of Europe's first female cello virtuosos.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn was introduced to the elderly Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany's greatest poet-philosopher, as a boy of twelve by his composition teacher Karl Friedrich Zelter.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn, the composer, was the grandson of revered Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and the son of a successful banker.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn's younger brother, Paul, was an accomplished cellist for whom two of the works on this album were written.
Performer Biography
Arnon Erez, the pianist on this album, won first prize at the Munich International Duo Competition in 1990 with violinist Hagai Shaham.
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