Mendelssohn — Songs Without Words & Fantasia in F-sharp minor Op. 28
Catalog: CACD 9072-2 • Status: Identified
CD Covers
Capsule Summary
This anthology assembles performances from four separate commercial recordings.
Eleven of the Songs Without Words are taken from Sergei Babayan’s CNR disc, ten from Peter Nagy’s Naxos Complete Songs
Without Words Vol. 2.
The remaining three Songs without Words come from separate volumes of the Naxos Romantic Piano Favourites series.
The concluding Fantasia in F-sharp minor Op. 28 comes from Gitti Pirner’s Calig recording.
No tempo manipulation was detected on any track.
Sources
- Sergei Babayan — CNR 9202 (Tracks 1, 5, 7, 8, 10-15, and 18)
- Peter Nagy — Naxos 8.550453 (Tracks 2-4, 6, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24)
- Peter Nagy — Naxos 8.550216 (Track 21)
- Balázs Szokolay — Naxos 8.550168 (Track 9)
- Balázs Szokolay — Naxos 8.550215 (Track 22)
- Gitti Pirner — Calig 50854 (Fantasia in F-sharp minor Op. 28)
Track Evidence
Track 1 — Song without Words in E major Op. 19 No. 1
Sergei Babayan (3:39)
Joyce Hatto (3:39)
Track 2 — Song without Words in A minor Op. 19 No. 2
Peter Nagy (2:14)
Joyce Hatto (2:14)
Track 3 — Song without Words in A major Op. 19 No. 3
Peter Nagy (2:29)
Joyce Hatto (2:29)
Track 4 — Song without Words in A major Op. 19 No. 4
Peter Nagy (2:18)
Joyce Hatto (2:18)
Track 5 — Song without Words in F-sharp minor Op. 19 No. 5
Sergei Babayan (3:06)
Joyce Hatto (3:06)
Track 6 — Song without Words in G minor Op. 19 No. 6
Peter Nagy (2:05)
Joyce Hatto (2:05)
Track 7 — Song without Words in B minor Op. 30 No. 4
Sergei Babayan (2:28)
Joyce Hatto (2:28)
Track 8 — Song without Words in D major Op. 30 No. 5
Sergei Babayan (1:37)
Joyce Hatto (1:37)
Track 9 — Song without Words in F-sharp minor Op. 30 No. 6
Balázs Szokolay (3:04)
Joyce Hatto (3:04)
Track 10 — Song without Words in C minor Op. 38 No. 2
Sergei Babayan (1:42)
Joyce Hatto (1:42)
Track 11 — Song without Words in A minor Op. 38 No. 5
Sergei Babayan (1:59)
Joyce Hatto (1:59)
Track 12 — Song without Words in A-flat major Op. 38 No. 6
Sergei Babayan (2:51)
Joyce Hatto (2:51)
Track 13 — Song without Words in A-flat major Op. 53 No. 1
Sergei Babayan (3:13)
Joyce Hatto (3:13)
Track 14 — Song without Words in E-flat major Op. 53 No. 2
Sergei Babayan (2:46)
Joyce Hatto (2:46)
Track 15 — Song without Words in G minor Op. 53 No. 3
Sergei Babayan (2:48)
Joyce Hatto (2:48)
Track 16 — Song without Words in A minor Op. 53 No. 5
Peter Nagy (2:54)
Joyce Hatto (2:54)
Track 17 — Song without Words in A major Op. 53 No. 6
Peter Nagy (2:36)
Joyce Hatto (2:36)
Track 18 — Song without Words in G major Op. 62 No. 1
Sergei Babayan (2:44)
Joyce Hatto (2:44)
Track 19 — Song without Words in E minor Op. 62 No. 3
Peter Nagy (3:13)
Joyce Hatto (3:13)
Track 20 — Song without Words in A minor Op. 62 No. 5
Peter Nagy (2:44)
Joyce Hatto (2:44)
Track 21 — Song without Words in E major Op. 67 No. 6
Peter Nagy (2:13)
Joyce Hatto (2:13)
Track 22 — Song without Words in C major Op. 67 No. 4
Balázs Szokolay (1:42)
Joyce Hatto (1:42)
Track 23 — Song without Words in E minor Op. 102 No. 1
Peter Nagy (2:10)
Joyce Hatto (2:10)
Track 24 — Song without Words in G minor Op. 102 No. 4
Peter Nagy (2:23)
Joyce Hatto (2:23)
Track 25 — Fantasia in F-sharp minor Op. 28 – I Allegro moderato
Gitti Pirner (5:29)
Joyce Hatto (5:29)
Track 26 — Fantasia in F-sharp minor Op. 28 – II Allegro con moto
Gitti Pirner (2:16)
Joyce Hatto (2:16)
Track 27 — Fantasia in F-sharp minor Op. 28 – III Presto
Gitti Pirner (5:04)
Joyce Hatto (5:04)