MENDELSSOHN Song without Words Op.109 (4′)
MENDELSSOHN Songs without Words Op.62 No.6 ‘Spring Song’ (3′)
MENDELSSOHN Songs without Words Op.19b No.6 ‘Venetian Gondola Song’ (3′)
RACHMANINOV Vocalise from 14 Romances Op.34 No.14 (5′)
BRAHMS Horn Trio in E flat Op.40 (30′)
KNUSSEN Songs without Voices (11′)
DOHNÁNYI Sextet Op.37 (30′)
Mendelssohn’s exquisite ‘Songs Without Words’ – richly lyrical and profoundly heartfelt miniatures – are performed alongside glittering masterpieces of the Romantic era that showcase the vocal influence on instrumental music.
Brahms’s uniquely expressive Horn Trio is at times muted and intimate, at others soaring and declamatory; Rachmaninov’s ‘Vocalise’ brings poignancy; and Dohnányi’s magnificent Sextet is a passionate, rhapsodic piece full of ardent fervour and lyrical intensity.
