Mendelssohn-Hensel / Craxton / Dorn Songs 2 CD

Felix Mendelssohn's elder sister Fanny was for years just a footnote in music history, but is now recognized as a gifted composer in her own right. Possessing all of the fragile and intimate qualities of the German Romantic tradition, her songs are notable for their sensitive word-setting and deeply personal expressiveness. This second volume includes ten world premiere recordings and is a collection of mostly unknown and unpublished settings of German poets such as Heine, Goethe and Hety, coupled with six songs in English to texts by Byron and Mary Alexander. Volume 1 can be found on Naxos 8.570981.

1. Wenn Der Fruhling Kommt Mit Dem Sonnenschein 2. Ach, Die Augen Sind Es Wieder 3. Fichtenbaum Und Palme 4. Am Leuchtenden Sommermorgen 5. Verlust 6. Was Will Die Einsame Trane 7. Uber Die Berge 8. Ich Wandelte Unter Den Baumen 9. Once O'er My Dark and Troubled Life 10. I Wander Through the Wood and Weep 11. What Means the Lonely Tear 12. Bright Be the Place of Thy Soul! 13. Farewell 14. There Be None of Beauty's Daughters 15. Zauberkreis 16. Von Dir, Mein Lieb, Ich Scheiden Muss 17. Totenklage 18. In Die Ferne 19. Die Mainacht 20. Maigesang 21. Seufzer 22. Die Schiffende 23. Wenn Ich Mir in Stiller Seele 24. Sehnsucht Nach Italien 25. Mignon 26. Lied Aus Der Ferne 27. Wie Mit Innigstem Behagen 28. Ach, Um Deine Feuchten Schwingen