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0:00 Wagner, prejudice and Charles Rosen's criticism
1:45 Every composer is different (e.g. Mompou & Schoenberg)
2:55 Mendelssohnian myths and early masterpieces
4:08 Teenage genius, Goethe, maturity and material
5:32 Mendelssohn's E minor Song without Words Op. 62, no. 3
8:29 Influence on Gustav Mahler and his 5th Symphony
9:56 A fanfare and a hymn - and avoiding the conventional
11:38 Tragic symbols, appoggiaturas, variation, intensity
13:11 How to climax! Inspired simplicity
16:16 Pivoting powerfully into recapitulation:
17:28 Modulation, tragic turn, Bach and false relations
19:00 Final resolution, a solitary voice and the pedal
19:42 A Masterpiece! What do you think?
In this video, Matthew King explains why Mendelssohn is a great composer, despite the criticisms that his music is conventional and lacking in intensity. Matthew reads a comment by Charles Rosen about the Songs without Words and suggests that there is a lingering influence of Wagner even in current attitudes towards Mendelssohn's music. The E minor Song without Words Op. 62, no. 3 is played and discussed.
Presenter/pianist: Matthew King
Edited by Ian Coulter
#mendelssohn #songswithoutwords #themusicprofessor
Pianist and Presenter: Matthew King (https://www.matthewkingcomposer.com)
Edited by Ian Coulter (https://www.iancoultermusic.com)
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0:00 Wagner, prejudice and Charles Rosen's criticism
1:45 Every composer is different (e.g. Mompou & Schoenberg)
2:55 Mendelssohnian myths and early masterpieces
4:08 Teenage genius, Goethe, maturity and material
5:32 Mendelssohn's E minor Song without Words Op. 62, no. 3
8:29 Influence on Gustav Mahler and his 5th Symphony
9:56 A fanfare and a hymn - and avoiding the conventional
11:38 Tragic symbols, appoggiaturas, variation, intensity
13:11 How to climax! Inspired simplicity
16:16 Pivoting powerfully into recapitulation:
17:28 Modulation, tragic turn, Bach and false relations
19:00 Final resolution, a solitary voice and the pedal
19:42 A Masterpiece! What do you think?
In this video, Matthew King explains why Mendelssohn is a great composer, despite the criticisms that his music is conventional and lacking in intensity. Matthew reads a comment by Charles Rosen about the Songs without Words and suggests that there is a lingering influence of Wagner even in current attitudes towards Mendelssohn's music. The E minor Song without Words Op. 62, no. 3 is played and discussed.
Presenter/pianist: Matthew King
Edited by Ian Coulter
#mendelssohn #songswithoutwords #themusicprofessor
Pianist and Presenter: Matthew King (https://www.matthewkingcomposer.com)
Edited by Ian Coulter (https://www.iancoultermusic.com)
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