What can music tell us—without words? Can it depict scenes, narrate stories, elucidate beliefs? And can it be an instrument through which we access the inner lives not only of musicians from the past
Mendelssohn's Lieder Ohne Worte, or "Songs without Words," are among the most loved, most played short pieces in the Romantic piano repertoire. This authoritative volume contains all these popular com
In association with the Mendelssohn House, Leipzig, Edition Peters proudly presents the Mendelssohn 'Souvenir' edition, containing a selection of piano works intended by Mendelssohn to be played in the home, as generations of amateur musicians since the 19th century have done -- learning to appreciate and love this wonderful music.Mendelssohn's Songs without Words, in particular, have always enjoyed immense popularity and were part of the standard repertoire in the musical salons during Mendelssohn's time. This volume also contains pieces from Kinderstke op. 72, which Mendelssohn wrote for the children of the Benecke family during a summer stay in London.The edition contains 14 shorter piano pieces, mostly at a moderate level of difficulty, including the easiest of the 'Lieder ohne Worte', as well as Charakterstke and Kinderstke and several lesser-known works.
