The Concert No. 69
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Podcast Program No. 69
Mendelssohn’s Intentions (48.83 MB)
Works for piano and string octet performed by pianist Vassily Primakov and Musicians from Marlboro.

•Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words
•Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20

First on this program is a selection of short piano pieces from Mendelssohn’s “Songs Without Words.” Mendelssohn wrote eight volumes of these songlike works between 1830 and 1845. Typical of Mendelssohn, every song is carefully structured and elegantly refined. Even without words, each short piece has a very definite character and temperament, ranging from triumphal to nostalgic. Mendelssohn composed his string octet in 1825, when he was only sixteen years old. This work is considered his first great masterpiece. Scored for a double quartet, Mendelssohn specified that the octet should be played with the dynamics, strength and style of a symphony. Mendelssohn considered the octet to be one of his favorite works.

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