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The father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn eagerly
facilitated their artistic upbringing. Felix's musical career took
off from a young age and he was dubbed by Robert Schumann as 'the
Mozart
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The father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn eagerly facilitated their
artistic upbringing. Felix's musical career took off from a young
age and he was dubbed by Robert Schumann as 'the Mozart of the 19th
century', while his similarly talented older sister was expected to
keep music only as a hobby. This did not stop her from composing
many pieces for playing in the home, some of which were later
published under Felix's name. She is considered the most important
female composer of the era.This collection brings together the
Piano Trios of the siblings. Felix's unusually scored Trio for
piano, violin and viola in C minor was written when he was just ten
years old; beginning with a Baroque-style theme, its elfin motif,
as featured later, is a clear pre-cursor to the music of A
Midsummer Night's Dream. Op.49, which prefigures this work on the
recording, dates from Felix's mature period and boasts a
spectacular piano part, which the composer himself played at the
premiere (the first movement has been referred to as a 'perfect
synthesis of the mastery of Classical form with Romantic diction');
Op.66, meanwhile, is a passionate and exciting work -- his
penultimate chamber piece and one that revisits elfin themes in the
Scherzo, ending in a resplendent Bach-style chorale. The last work
featured on the set, Fanny's Piano Trio contains a virtuosic piano
part that begins with dramatic tremolos but later evolves into a
calm, harp-like accompaniment, with a dance-like finale revisiting
the second theme to provide a jubilant end to the collection.At the
keyboard is Hrvoje Jugovic, who plays four different historical
pianos throughout the recording. His fellow musicians are violinist
Maria Bader-Kubizek, cellist Dorothea Schönwiese-Guschlbauer and
violist Silvia Schweinberger.Other information:- New recording,
recorded in 2009, Geinberg Hall Aigelsberg, Polling im Innkreis,
Austria; 2010, Baroque Hall, Vorau Monastery, Austria.- An original
concept: the works for piano trio by brother and sister Felix and
Fanny Mendelssohn, performed on period instruments, featuring a
range of no less than 4 historic fortepianos, a thrilling
experience of these exciting piano trios!- The genius of Felix is
universally recognised, the genius of Fanny however was kept under
cover, since girls weren't supposed to become professional
composers in her time. Too bad, as her piano trio is of great and
substantial impact, both instrumental and emotional. Felix's piano
trios are masterpieces in their genre, large scale and dramatic,
glittering in instrumental virtuosity and brilliance, and vibrant
with Felix's felicitous melodies.- Extensive liner notes, including
information on the instruments used.