Mendelssohn explores three facets of one of the most famous names in classical music: the glittering 'Piano Concerto No.1' by Felix with the London Mozart Players; the long-lost 'Easter Sonata' by his sister Fanny as well as transcriptions by other composers of Mendelssohn's most famous music. In 2024, Isata featured in the critically acclaimed film 'The Other Mendelssohn', exploring the life of the exceptionally talented by overlooked Fanny Mendelssohn, later Fanny Hensel. In the film, they uncover the fact that the Easter Sonata, a piece lost for 150 years, was in fact written by Fanny, not Felix. Isata was the first artist to perform the work attributed to the correct composer. The album features this world premiere recording of the new urtext edition of Fanny Mendelssohn's Easter Sonata. As well as beautiful solo piano transcriptions by Liszt ('On Wings of Song') and Rachmaninov ('A Midsummer Night's Dream'), and two of Felix's 'Songs Without Words' and Fanny's 'Nocturne', also for solo piano.
Track Listing:
1. Piano concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25, I. Molto Allegro Con Fuoco (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
2. Piano concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25, II. Andante (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
3. Piano concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25, III. Presto - Molto Allegro E Vivace (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
4. A midsummer night's dream, op. 61, Scherzo (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
5. A midsummer night's dream, op. 61, Nocturne (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
6. On Wings of Song (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
7. Lieder ohne Worte, op. 67, No. 2 in F-sharp Minor: Allegro Leggiero (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
8. Lieder ohne Worte, op. 67, No. 6 in E Major: Allegretto Non Troppo (Felix Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
9. Notturno in G minor, I. Allegro Assai Moderato (Fanny Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
10. Notturno in G minor, II. Largo E Molto Espressivo (Fanny Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
11. Notturno in G minor, III. Scherzo. Allegretto (Fanny Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
12. Notturno in G minor, IV. Allegro Con Strepito (Fanny Mendelssohn) - Isata Kanneh-Mason
Year of Production:
2024
