Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Vol

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Peter Donohoe is recognized as one of the greatest pianists of our time, for his musicality, stylistic versatility, and impressive technique. Regarding this first volume of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, he writes: "When I became aware of my desire to be a musician, Mendelssohn was more important to me than any other composer: he was certainly on the same level as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. The program I have chosen for this recording revolves around a selection of Lieder that I precede with the Rondo capriccioso, op. 14 and the three wonderful Fantasies or Caprices. The Rondo capriccioso and the Three Fantasies or Caprices are exquisite examples of the extraordinary ease of his originality."