The poet Paul Verlaine wrote his "Romances sans paroles" in 1872 as a tribute to Mendelssohn's pieces, aiming for a free and sensitive poetic style.
Compositional Technique
Mendelssohn's "Serious Variations" (Variations sérieuses) pay homage to Johann Sebastian Bach's counterpoint, featuring a theme written strictly for four parts in the German counterpoint tradition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mendelssohn believed music was more precise than words, stating that the ideas in his music were "not too vague to be translated by words, but too precise."
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was a dear friend of Robert Schumann, a discoverer of Bach, and the founder of Europe's first conservatoire.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Studio Tibor Varga in Sion, Switzerland, with Jiri Heger as Artistic Director, Sound Engineer, and Editor.
Performer Biography
Pianist Shani Diluka was selected for an artistic program by Princess Grace at a young age and had a feature on France 2 news at age 10.
Composition History
Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words" (Lieder ohne Worte) were composed between 1830 and 1845, at a time when piano music often featured ostentatious virtuosity.
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