Felix Mendelssohn - Venetian Gondola Songs

Mendelssohn's Lieder Ohne Worte or 'Songs without Words ' is among the most loved most played collections in the Romantic Piano repertoire. Reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition this volume contains all of these popular compositions ? more than 40 pieces including such favourites as Spinning Song Spring Song and Venetian Gondola Song.Composed at various points throughout his life Mendelssohn compiled this collection of short works for the amateur pianist looking for high quality yet not-to-difficult music. Still practiced and performed today 'Songs withoutWords' is often considered to be Mendelssohn's greatest legacy as a composer. For study or play this work represents and admirable addition to any music library.Reprint of the Breitkopf & Härtel Leipzig edition.

Edited Oscar BeringerCONTENTSChildren's Pieces Op.72: No.1 in G No.2 in E flat No.3 in G No.4 in D; Venetian Gondola Song Op.19 No.6; Song without words Op.19 No.4; Song without words Op.102 No.3; Song without words Op.30 No.3; Christmas Piece Op.72 No.6; Song without words Op.19 No.2; Fantasie or Caprice Op.16 No.1

Glitter Ball [Edward Huws Jones]; Bravo, Bravissimo [Trad.]; Festou Noz [Tomas Breton]; Eynhallow Sound [Edward Huws Jones]; Glanbran [Trad. Welsh]; The Blue Danube [Johann Strauss II]; Fandango [Edward Huws Jones]; For He's a Jolly Good Fellow [Trad.]; The Basket of Turf [Trad. Irish]; The Punk's Delight [Trad. English]; Mr Kool [Edward Huws Jones]; The Quaker's Grace [CACOsar Franck / Trad. English]; Daydream [Edward Huws Jones]; Mattachins [Trad. French]; Estampie [Trad. French]; Haley's Comet [Edward Huws Jones]; Morag's Medicine [Edward Huws Jones]; UskA14dar [Trad. Turkish]; Bamboo in the Breeze [Trad. Chinese]; Oh Father! [Trad. Klezmer]; Venetian Gondola Song, Op. 57 [Felix Mendelssohn]; Tsamikos [Trad. Greek]; Old Joe Clark [Trad. / Trad. American]; Monsieur de Caix's Fanfare [Louis de Caix d'Hervelois]; Baba Mnumzane [Trad. South African]; Fiela [Trad. South African]; Minuet and Trio [Joseph Haydn]; Hurdy-Gurdy [Edward Huws Jones] / Partitions classique / Cordes / Violon / ABRSM PUBLISHING