Word: mendelssohn
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America's poet of the piano plays 15 of Mendelssohn's Lieder ohne Worte (literally, Songs Without Words), plus eight Bach-Busoni and Schubert-Liszt transcriptions. The hand injury that threatened to sideline Perahia only a few short years ago is now nothing but a fast-fading memory: the poise and lyricism of the exquisite playing heard on this meltingly beautiful CD are worthy of comparison with any of the century's greatest pianists. His tone is warm and inviting, his interpretations quietly romantic. Vladimir Horowitz--who once gave Perahia a few pointers--would have reveled in the results...
COMPOSER Felix Mendelssohn Peter Tchaikovsky...
WORK Violin Concerto Romeo and Juliet's theme by Mendelssohn by Nino Rota...
...Blodgett Chamber Music Series at Harvard presents the Mendelssohn String Quartet, playing Mozart's String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, K. 590, Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in b minor, Op. 115, and Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581. Only two tickets available per person. Paine Hall. 496-2222 8 p.m. FREE...
After intermission the Quartet turned to a sprawling Mendelssohn work, whose first movement tried our patience, even with the score on hand. The humidity took its toll in the andante, but the prior minuet was full of subtlety and humor, and the closing presto sparkled. The four adults were a cut above even very talented Harvard chamber musicians, few of whom could afford violinist Kinloch Earle's 1630 Amati...