Songs Without Words, Volume 1

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Daniela Ruso

Songs Without Words, Volume 1 is a collection of short solo piano pieces by Felix Mendelssohn, published in 1830. The pieces are characterised by song-like, lyrical melodies and intimate piano writing that bridge Classical forms and early Romantic expressiveness, representing an important early example of the nineteenth-century character-piece tradition in Mendelssohn's output.

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  1. 1.
    Op. 19, No. 1 in E major
    3:58
  2. 2.
    Op. 19, No. 2 in A minor
    1:55
  3. 3.
    Op. 19, No. 3 in A major
    2:26
  4. 4.
    Op. 19, No. 4 in A major
    2:14
  5. 5.
    Op. 19, No. 5 in F sharp minor
    3:38
  6. 6.
    Op. 19, No. 6 in G minor
    2:21
  7. 7.
    Op. 30, No. 1 in E flat major
    3:45
  8. 8.
    Op. 30, No. 2 in B flat minor
    2:06
  9. 9.
    Op. 30, No. 3 in E major
    2:05
  10. 10.
    Op. 30, No. 4 in B minor
    2:47
  11. 11.
    Op. 30, No. 5 in D major
    2:04
  12. 12.
    Op. 30, No. 6 in F sharp minor
    3:13
  13. 13.
    Op. 38, No. 1 in E flat major
    2:24
  14. 14.
    Op. 38, No. 2 in C minor
    1:55
  15. 15.
    Op. 38, No. 3 in E major
    2:45
  16. 16.
    Op. 38, No. 4 in A major
    2:12
  17. 17.
    Op. 38, No. 5 in A minor
    2:47
  18. 18.
    Op. 38, No. 6 in A flat major (Duetto)
    4:12
  19. 19.
    Op. 53, No. 1 in A flat major
    2:55
  20. 20.
    Op. 53, No. 2 in E flat major
    2:40
  21. 21.
    Op. 53, No. 3 in G minor
    3:05
  22. 22.
    Op. 53, No. 4 in F major
    2:39
  23. 23.
    Op. 53, No. 5 in A minor (Volkslied/Folksong)
    2:48
  24. 24.
    Op. 53, No. 6 in A major
    2:58

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