Dorothea Craxton - Songs 2 - Music & Performance - CD

Felix Mendelssohn's elder sister Fanny was for years just a footnote in music history, but is now recognized as a gifted composer in her own right. Possessing all of the fragile and intimate qualities of the German Romantic tradition, her songs are notable for their sensitive word-setting and deeply personal expressiveness. This second volume includes ten world premiere recordings and is a collection of mostly unknown and unpublished settings of German poets such as Heine, Goethe and Hety, coupled with six songs in English to texts by Byron and Mary Alexander. Volume 1 can be found on Naxos 8.570981.

Felix Mendelssohn's elder sister Fanny was for years just a footnote in music history, but is now recognized as a gifted composer in her own right. Possessing all of the fragile and intimate qualities of the German Romantic tradition, her songs are notable for their sensitive word-setting and deeply personal expressiveness. This second volume includes ten world premiere recordings and is a collection of mostly unknown and unpublished settings of German poets such as Heine, Goethe and Hety, coupled with six songs in English to texts by Byron and Mary Alexander. Volume 1 can be found on Naxos 8.570981.

Performer	Dorothea Craxton
Music genre	Classical
Media format	CD
Original release date	2013
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Songs
Track listing	Wenn Der Fruhling Kommt Mit Dem Sonnenschein, Ach, Die Augen Sind Es Wieder, Fichtenbaum Und Palme, Am Leuchtenden Sommermorgen, Verlust, Was Will Die Einsame Trane, Uber Die Berge, Ich Wandelte Unter Den Baumen, Once O'er My Dark and Troubled Life, I Wander Through the Wood and Weep, What Means the Lonely Tear, Bright Be the Place of Thy Soul!, Farewell, There Be None of Beauty's Daughters, Zauberkreis, Von Dir, Mein Lieb, Ich Scheiden Muss, Totenklage, In Die Ferne, Die Mainacht, Maigesang, Seufzer, Die Schiffende, Wenn Ich Mir in Stiller Seele, Sehnsucht Nach Italien, Mignon, Lied Aus Der Ferne, Wie Mit Innigstem Behagen, Ach, Um Deine Feuchten Schwingen
Record label	Naxos
Composer	Fanny Mendelssohn
Number in series	2
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N