Artist: Daniel Barenboim
Album: Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Remastered)
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 1974/2018
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 02:12:28
Total Tracks: 58
Total Size: 2,03 GB

Tracklist:

1-01. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19 – No.1 In E (Andante con moto), MWV U 86 – ‘Sweet Remembrance’ (03:08)
1-02. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19 – No. 2 In A Minor (Andante espressivo), MWV U 80 (02:20)
1-03. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19 – No.3 In A (Molto allegro), MWV U 89 – ‘Hunting Song’ (02:09)
1-04. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19 – No. 4 In A (Moderato), MWV U 73 (02:01)
1-05. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19 – No. 5 In F Sharp Minor (Agitato), MWV U 90 – ‘Restlessness’ (03:01)
1-06. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19 – No. 6 In G Minor (Andante sostenuto), MWV U 78 – ‘Venetian Gondola Song’ (01:52)
1-07. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 – No. 1. Andante espressivo In E Flat, MWV U 103 (04:22)
1-08. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 – No. 2. Allegro di molto In B Flat Minor, MWV U 77 (01:55)
1-09. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 – No. 3. Andante sostenuto in E, MWV U 104 – ‘Consolation’ (02:15)
1-10. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 – No. 4. Agitato e con fuoco In B Minor, MWV U 98 (02:31)
1-11. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 – No. 5. Andante grazioso In D, MWV U 97 (01:37)
1-12. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 – No. 6. Allegretto In F Sharp Minor, MWV U 110 – ‘Venetian Gondola Song’ (02:57)
1-13. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.38 – No. 1. Con moto In E Flat, MWV U 121 (02:38)
1-14. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.38 – No. 2. Allegro non troppo In C Minor, MWV U 115 – ‘Lost Happiness’ (01:53)
1-15. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.38 – No. 3. Presto In E, MWV U 107 – ‘La harpe du poete’ (02:12)
1-16. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.38 – No. 4. Andante In A, MWV U 120 (02:25)
1-17. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.38 – No. 5. Agitato In A Minor, MWV U 137 – ‘Appassionata’ (02:15)
1-18. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.38 – No. 6. Andante Con Moto In A Flat, MWV U 119 – ‘Duetto’ (02:16)
1-19. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53 – No. 1. Andante con moto In A Flat, MWV U 143 (03:22)
1-20. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53 – No. 2. Allegro non troppo In E Flat, MWV U 109 – ‘The Fleecy Cloud’ (02:38)
1-21. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53 – No. 3. Presto agitato In G Minor, MWV U 144 (02:28)
1-22. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53 – No. 4. Adagio In F, MWV U 114 – ‘Sadness of Soul’ (02:22)
1-23. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53 – No. 5. Allegro In A Minor, MWV U 153 – ‘Folk-Song’ (02:46)
1-24. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53 – No. 6. Molto allegro vivace In A, MWV U 154 – ‘La fuite’ (02:32)
1-25. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 – No. 1 Andante Espressivo In G, MWV U 185 (01:56)
1-26. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 – No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B flat, MWV U 181 (01:35)
1-27. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 – No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor, MWV U 177 – ‘Funeral March’ (02:47)
1-28. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 – No. 4 Allegro con anima in G, MWV U 175 – ‘Morning Song’ (01:21)
1-29. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 – No. 5 Andante In A Minor, MWV U 151 – ‘Venetian Gondola Song’ (02:49)
1-30. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 – No. 6 Andante Grazioso In A, MWV U 161 – ‘Spring Song’ (02:06)
1-31. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 – No. 1. Andante in E flat, MWV U 180 (02:23)
1-32. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 – No. 2. Allegro leggiero In F Sharp Minor, MWV U 145 – ‘Lost Illusions’ (02:07)
1-33. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 – No. 3. Andante tranquillo in B flat, MWV U 102 (02:41)
1-34. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 – No. 4. Presto In C, MWV U 182 – ‘Spinning Song’ (01:53)
1-35. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 – No. 5. Moderato In B Minor, MWV U 184 – ‘The Shepherd’s Complaint’ (02:09)
1-36. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 – No. 6. Allegro non troppo in E, MWV U 188 – ‘Cradle Song’ (02:10)
1-37. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85 – No. 1. Andante espressivo in F, MWV U 189 (02:25)
1-38. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85 – No. 2. Allegro agitato in A minor ‘Adieu’ (00:56)
1-39. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85 – No. 3. Presto in E flat, MWV U 111 (02:20)
1-40. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85 – No. 4. Andante sostenuto in D, MWV U 190 – ‘Elegy’ (02:50)
1-41. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85 – No. 5. Allegretto in A, MWV U 191 (01:48)
1-42. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85 – No. 6. Allegretto con moto in B flat, MWV U 155 (01:57)
1-43. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.102 – No. 1. Andante un poco agitato in E minor, MWV U 162 (03:09)
1-44. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.102 – No. 2. Adagio in D, MWV U 192 (02:13)
1-45. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.102 – No. 3. Presto in C, MWV U 195 – ‘Tarantelle’ (01:16)
1-46. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.102 – No. 4. Un poco agitato in G minor, MWV U 152 – ‘The Sighing Wind’ (02:16)
1-47. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.102 – No. 5. Allegro vivace in A, MWV U 194 – ‘The Joyous Peasant’ (01:04)
1-48. Daniel Barenboim – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.102 – No. 6. Andante In C, MWV U 172 – ‘Belief’ (02:31)
1-49. Daniel Barenboim – 6 Kinderstucke op.72 – 1. Allegro non troppo, MWV U 171 (00:59)
1-50. Daniel Barenboim – 6 Kinderstucke op.72 – 2. Andante sostenuto, MWV U 170 (01:46)
1-51. Daniel Barenboim – 6 Kinderstucke op.72 – 3. Allegretto, MWV U 164 (00:56)
1-52. Daniel Barenboim – 6 Kinderstucke op.72 – 4. Andante con moto, MWV U 169 (01:47)
1-53. Daniel Barenboim – 6 Kinderstucke op.72 – 5. Allegro assai, MWV U 166 (01:31)
1-54. Daniel Barenboim – 6 Kinderstucke op.72 – 6. Vivace, MWV U 168 (01:27)
1-55. Daniel Barenboim – Gondellied (Barcarolle) in A major (1837) – Allegretto non troppo, MWV U 136 (02:31)
1-56. Daniel Barenboim – 2 Klavierstucke – 1. Andante cantabile, MWV U 93 (03:07)
1-57. Daniel Barenboim – 2 Klavierstucke – 2. Presto agitato, MWV U 94 (02:30)
1-58. Daniel Barenboim – Albumblatt In E Minor, Op.117, MWV U134 (04:47)

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When in 1973 the 22-year-old Daniel Adni first recorded the Songs without Words (as part of a three-LP Mendelssohn recital) he had the field to himself. Nowadays things are rather different, with notable competition coming from the searching Livia Rev, and in sharper contrast, the volatile Daniel Barenboim, whose characterization does yet more to emphasize the variety of the set as a whole.

The obvious difference between the two Daniels is choice of tempo. Almost always, and so often in blander contexts, Adni favours a more leisurely approach, robbing his phrasing of an element of longer forward flow, and causing several Andante numbers to outstay their welcome since he includes every repeat. The three delightful gondola songs are certainly too static to convey the liquidity of water. And he surely takes too solemn a view of the engaging Duet at the end of Book 2, marked Andante con moto. Conversely, I sometimes thought Barenboim just a shade too hasty for the music’s good, not just in agitato contexts but also in a piece such as the meditative D major Adagio in the final book. Yet there is always a stronger sense of motivation behind his spontaneous phrasing, and always his melody sings and soars in response to the connotation of Mendelssohn’s title.

All that said, there is much that is very pleasing in Adni’s self-effacing, caring, truly serious musicianship. As I remarked when the record first emerged, such emotional as well as pianistic composure is not encountered every day of the week from one so young. And the round, mellow warmth of his tone is never for a moment in doubt in this very clear, albeit close, recording.’ (Gramophone)”. . . captivating. His playing is beautifully scaled, with a fine sense of Mendelssohnian intimacy . . .” (Nigel Simeone , International Record Review)