Opus 2
This handsome, convenient compilation contains 89 songs, among them such masterpieces as "Wartend," "Frühlingsglaube," "Neue Liebe," "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges" and many more, including 6 songs by Mendelssohn's sister, Fanny, plus one duet (Op. 8, No. 12). Stanley Appelbaum has provided excellent new English translations for all the works in this collection, including song settings of lyrics by Byron, Goethe, Schiller, Heine, and other poets. This fine collection will be a must for pianists, singers, and any lover of art songs. Unabridged republication of the complete Lieder und Gesange für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte [Songs and Works for Solo Voice with Piano Accompaniment] from Serie 19 of Breitkopf & Härtel's Complete Works edition of the music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Leipzig [1874-77]. Text Translations. Alphabetical List of Poets.
