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Mendelssohn: Complete Piano Music | 
 enlarge | Creators: Felix Mendelssohn, Martin Jones
Label: Nimbus Records
Category: Music
List Price: $33.98
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Rating:  4 reviews
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 710357177224
EAN: 0710357177224
Release Date: October 7, 1997
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | No. 1 | | • | No. 2 | | • | No. 3 | | • | No. 1 | | • | No. 2 |
Disc 2
| • | 1. Allegro vivace | | • | 2. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo | | • | 3. Andante quasi allegretto | | • | 4. Allegro moderato | | • | 1. Allegretto con espressione | | • | 2. Tempo di menuetto | | • | 3. Adagio e senza tempo | | • | 4. Molto allegro e vivace | | • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Adagio | | • | 3. Presto | | • | 1. Allegro non troppo | | • | 2. Andante sostenuto | | • | 3. Allegretto | | • | 4. Andante con moto | | • | 5. Allegro assai | | • | 6. Vivace |
Disc 3
| • | No. 1 in E minor. Allegro con fuoco | | • | No. 1 in E minor. Andante espressivo | | • | No. 2 in D major. Allegretto | | • | No. 2 in D major. Tranquillo e sempre legato | | • | No. 3 in B minor. Prestissimo staccato | | • | No. 3 in B minor. Allegro con brio | | • | No. 4 in A flat major. Con moto | | • | No. 4 in A flat major. Con moto, ma sostenuto | | • | No. 5 in F minor. Andante lento | | • | No. 5 in F minor. Allegro con fuoco | | • | No. 6 in B flat minor. Maestoso moderato | | • | No. 6 in B flat minor. Allegro con brio | | • | Prelude - Allegro molto | | • | Fugue - Allegro energico | | • | Prelude No. 1 in B flat major. Allegro molto e vivace | | • | Prelude No. 2 in B minor. Allegro agitato | | • | Prelude No. 3 in D major. Allegro vivace | | • | Study No. 1 in B flat minor. Presto | | • | Study No. 2 in F major. Allegro con moto | | • | Study No. 3 in A minor. Allegro vivace |
Disc 4
| • | 1. Andante con moto | | • | 2. Scherzo. Presto | | • | 3. Andante | | • | 1. Con moto agitato | | • | 2. Allegro con moto | | • | 3. Presto |
Disc 5
| • | No. 1 in E major. Andante con moto | | • | No. 2 in A minor. Andante espressivo | | • | No. 3 in A major. Molto allegro e vivace (Hunting Song) | | • | No. 4 in A major. Moderato | | • | No. 5 in F sharp minor. Poco agitato | | • | No. 6 in G minor. Andante sostenuto (Venetian Gondola Song) | | • | No. 1 in E flat major. Andante espressivo | | • | No. 2 in B flat minor. Allegro di molto | | • | No. 3 in E major. Adagio non troppo | | • | No. 4 in B minor. Agitato e con fuoco | | • | No. 5 in D major. Andante grazioso | | • | No. 6 in F sharp minor. Allegretto tranquillo (Venetian Gondola Song) | | • | No. 1 in E flat major. Con moto | | • | No. 2 in C minor. Allegro non troppo | | • | No. 3 in E major. Presto e molto vivace | | • | No. 4 in A major. Andante | | • | No. 5 in A minor. Agitato | | • | No. 6 in A flat major (Duetto). Andante con moto | | • | No. 1 in A flat major. Andante con moto | | • | No. 2 in E flat major. Allegro non troppo | | • | No. 3 in G minor. Presto agitato | | • | No. 4 in F major. Adagio | | • | No. 5 in A minor. Allegro con fuoco (Folksong) | | • | No. 6 in A major. Molto allegro vivace | | • | No. 1 in G major. Andante espressivo | | • | No. 2 in B flat major. Allegro con fuoco | | • | No. 3 in E minor. Andante maestoso (Funeral March) | | • | No. 4 in G major. Allegro con anima | | • | No. 5 in A minor. Andnate con moto (Venetian Gondola Song) | | • | No. 6 in A major. Allegretto grazioso (Spring Song) |
Disc 6
| • | No. 1 in E minor. Andante | | • | No. 2 in B minor. Allegro vivace | | • | No. 3 in D major. Allegro vivace | | • | No. 4 in A major. Con moto | | • | No. 5 in A major. Fuga | | • | No. 6 in E minor. Andante | | • | No. 7 in E major. Presto | | • | No. 1 in E flat major. Andante | | • | No. 2 in F sharp minor. Allegro leggiero | | • | No. 3 in B flat major. Andante tranquillo | | • | No. 4 in C major. Presto | | • | No. 5 in B minor. Moderato | | • | No. 6 in E major. Allegretto non troppo | | • | No. 1 in F major. Andante espressivo | | • | No. 2 in A minor. Allegro agitato | | • | No. 3 in E flat major. Presto | | • | No. 4 in D major. Andante sostenuto | | • | No. 5 in A major. Allegretto | | • | No. 6 in B flat major. Allegretto con moto | | • | No. 1 in E minor. Andante un poco agitato | | • | No. 2 in D major. Adagio | | • | No. 3 in C major. Presto | | • | No. 4 in G minor. Un poco agitato, ma andante | | • | No. 5 in A major. Allegro vivace | | • | No. 6 in C major. Andante |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Whether in the large-scale Op. 6 Sonata and Variations Serieuses or the gentle yet cogently proportioned Songs Without Words, the indefatigable Martin Jones plays this music with assurance, insight, and a singing tone that never cloys. Moreover, Nimbus's rock-bottom price is hard to beat for customers wishing to acquire Mendelssohn's entire solo piano output in one fell swoop. --Jed Distler
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| Customer Reviews:
Awesome! September 21, 2006
Debra Rae Eshbaugh (PA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an amazing collection of Mendelssohn's works! However, the recording is a little on the soft side, so you sort of need to crank your speakers, but all in all, it's a must have for collectors of classical music. Enjoy! Oh, and may I strongly suggest track 3 of disc 4 - it was my whole reason for buying this collection. The entire set is amazing, but that track is worth the price of admission.
 very poor sound quality almost ruins it July 3, 2006
Aaron Breer
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is no doubt to me great piano music played by a great performer. I can't find anything wrong with that. The only problem is the recording quality is very poor, almost intolerable at times. This was recorded in the early through late 70s. I disagree with the previous reviewer, the sound isn't crisp or clear at all, it's very staticy and recorded at a very low volume so you have to crank up the volume creating more static. It's also hard to hear how beautiful the piano really is. To confirm what one of the other reviewers said it does sound as if the piano is underwater. Too bad the recording was not cleaned up to sound at least a little better.
Even at the price I paid ($25)it still may be over priced. It is a great way to get all of his solo piano music but if you want quality skip this and spend the extra money.
 Some of the Most Complex Music of the Period! February 22, 2005
J. M WILINSKY (teaneck, NJ United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Mendelssohn's piano music is an amazing body of work and if you are a classical music fan who has not been exposed to it yet, this is a wonderful way to get his entire piano output. Nimbus has Marvin Jones( winner of the 1968 Myra Hess Award ) performing this for us, recorded in the 1970's. It is in ADD, which is what one would expect from that time, but the sound is very crisp and clear, with the microphone placement not extremely close to the piano, so as to capture the room acoustics. Mr. Jones plays with great brilliance, clarity, and enthusiasm, and, most importantly, he seems to capture the true spirit of Mendelssohn. The set is nicely packaged in two triple cases in a sleeve with a booklet.
An okay recording... July 3, 2003
J.B. (Seattle, WA USA)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
For the price, you really can't find a real deal... but in a lot of places, it's obvious why the price is as low as it is. First of all, the recording is awfully muddy and the piano's tone suffers as a result, often sounding more like it's underwater than anything else. The second thing is that the pianist makes a fair amount of mistakes in the music he is playing, some of them often grating, something that is unacceptable in a studio recording. But I'm still giving it a middle-of-the-road score because the performances aside from the mistakes are often quite good.
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