℗ 2014 Hyperion Records Limited
Released | January 12, 2024 |
Originated | June 29, 2014 |
Duration | 1h 13m 40s |
Record Label | Hyperion |
Genre | Classical |
Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music 2
Howard Shelley
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
6:36 | |||
1.2
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Fantasia on "The Last Rose of Summer", Op. 15
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
7:41 | |||
3 Fantasies (Caprices), Op. 16
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1.3
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No. 1 in A Minor. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
4:28 | |||
1.4
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No. 2 in E Minor. Scherzo. Presto
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:31 | |||
1.5
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No. 3 in E Major. Andante
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
3:56 | |||
Fantasia in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 28 "Sonate écossaise"
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1.6
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I. Con moto agitato – Andante
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
5:12 | |||
1.7
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II. Allegro con moto
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:07 | |||
1.8
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III. Presto
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
6:07 | |||
1.9
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Lied in E-Flat Major, MWV U68
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
1:54 | |||
1.10
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Lied in A Major, 1830, MWV U76
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
1:21 | |||
Lieder ohne Worte II, Op. 30
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1.11
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I. Andante espressivo, MWV U103
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
4:21 | |||
1.12
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II. Allegro di molto, MWV U77
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:10 | |||
1.13
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III. Adagio non troppo, MWV U104 "Consolation"
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:23 | |||
1.14
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IV. Agitato e con fuoco, MWV U98
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:44 | |||
1.15
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V. Andante grazioso, MWV U97
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:21 | |||
1.16
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VI. Venetian Gondola Song. Allegretto, MWV U110
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:59 | |||
Lieder ohne Worte III, Op. 38
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1.17
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I. Con moto, MWV U121
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:28 | |||
1.18
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II. Allegro non troppo, MWV U115 "Lost Happiness"
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:38 | |||
1.19
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III. Presto e molto vivace, MWV U107 "La harpe du poète"
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
1:56 | |||
1.20
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IV. Andante, MWV U120
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:25 | |||
1.21
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V. Agitato appassionato, MWV U137
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
2:14 | |||
1.22
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VI. Andante con moto, MWV U119 "Duetto"
Felix Mendelssohn; Howard Shelley |
3:08 | |||
Digital Booklet
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"Howard Shelley … shows himself ideally cast. His poise and vehemence give substance to even the composer's more facile utterances. Time and again Shelley makes it clear that Mendelssohn has a special place in his affections, and although it is invidious to locate the finer moments in his unfailing expertise, certain performances stand out for their exceptional grace and commitment. What suppleness and expressive beauty in the Andante prefacing the evergreen Rondo capriccioso, what virtuosity in the wildly skittering finale of the F sharp minor Fantasia. What quiet eloquence Shelley achieves in the sixth of the Songs without Words (Book 2), where the gondolier sings his plaintive song above a gently rocking accompaniment."
- Gramophone
Howard Shelley is acclaimed as the living master of early Romantic piano music. So much of this music was ignored throughout the twentieth century that there is still a sense of discovery at each new recording. Shelley here presents the second instalment of a six-volume set of Mendelssohn’s complete solo piano music—perhaps the least well-known part of the composer’s repertoire. The first volume was praised for Shelley’s ‘immaculate, lightly-pedalled brilliance, unfailing stylistic assurance, warmth and flexibility’ (Gramophone).
This second volume includes the Rondo capriccioso, a favourite virtuoso concert piece of the nineteenth century; the three-movement Fantasia in F sharp minor, which was originally described as a ‘Sonate écossaise’, with its characteristic Scottish folk-song elements in the first movement, and two books of the Songs without Words.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.70 -8.52 to -0.26 | -26.32 -30.88 to -22.81 | -23.06 -26.80 to -19.90 | 13 11 to 16 | |
1 | Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 | -0.83 | -24.56 | -20.9 | 14 |
2 | Fantasia on "The Last Rose of Summer", Op. 15 | -4.72 | -27.77 | -23.6 | 13 |
3 | No. 1 in A Minor. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace | -4.41 | -26.73 | -22.7 | 13 |
4 | No. 2 in E Minor. Scherzo. Presto | -2.32 | -24.89 | -21.5 | 13 |
5 | No. 3 in E Major. Andante | -5.61 | -28.01 | -24.8 | 14 |
6 | I. Con moto agitato – Andante | -0.26 | -25.66 | -21.7 | 14 |
7 | II. Allegro con moto | -4.58 | -25.04 | -22.2 | 12 |
8 | III. Presto | -3.46 | -23.30 | -20.5 | 13 |
9 | Lied in E-Flat Major, MWV U68 | -6.89 | -26.70 | -23.2 | 12 |
10 | Lied in A Major, 1830, MWV U76 | -3.21 | -27.84 | -23.6 | 14 |
11 | I. Andante espressivo, MWV U103 | -5.81 | -27.38 | -24.5 | 13 |
12 | II. Allegro di molto, MWV U77 | -2.33 | -22.81 | -19.9 | 12 |
13 | III. Adagio non troppo, MWV U104 "Consolation" | -2.43 | -30.88 | -26.8 | 16 |
14 | IV. Agitato e con fuoco, MWV U98 | -4.06 | -22.95 | -20.1 | 12 |
15 | V. Andante grazioso, MWV U97 | -7.89 | -28.13 | -25.4 | 12 |
16 | VI. Venetian Gondola Song. Allegretto, MWV U110 | -8.52 | -29.89 | -26.5 | 13 |
17 | I. Con moto, MWV U121 | -7.83 | -26.99 | -24.1 | 12 |
18 | II. Allegro non troppo, MWV U115 "Lost Happiness" | -7.51 | -26.69 | -23.8 | 11 |
19 | III. Presto e molto vivace, MWV U107 "La harpe du poète" | -4.21 | -23.85 | -21.1 | 11 |
20 | IV. Andante, MWV U120 | -7.53 | -29.07 | -26.2 | 12 |
21 | V. Agitato appassionato, MWV U137 | -4.89 | -23.40 | -20.7 | 12 |
22 | VI. Andante con moto, MWV U119 "Duetto" | -4.19 | -26.50 | -23.5 | 12 |