Composer

:

Felix Mendelssohn

Genre

:

Vocal

Style

:

Song

Compose Date

:

1826 - Oct 7, 1847

Publication Date

:

1850

Movement_count

:

6

Movement ....

Felix Mendelssohn composed 'Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 86' in 1844. The work premiered in Leipzig in the same year. The six songs are set to German texts by various poets, including Heinrich Heine and Emanuel Geibel. The first song, "Frühlingslied," is a joyful celebration of spring, with a lively piano accompaniment and a soaring vocal melody. The second song, "Minnelied," is a tender love song with a simple, flowing piano accompaniment that supports the expressive vocal line. The third song, "Neue Liebe," is a playful and flirtatious piece, with a bouncy piano accompaniment and a vocal line that alternates between light and airy and more intense and passionate. The fourth song, "Hexenlied," is a spooky and atmospheric piece, with a haunting piano accompaniment and a vocal line that is both eerie and dramatic. The fifth song, "Gruss," is a gentle and romantic piece, with a delicate piano accompaniment and a vocal line that is both tender and expressive. The final song, "Herbstlied," is a melancholy reflection on the passing of time and the changing of the seasons, with a somber piano accompaniment and a vocal line that is both mournful and beautiful. Overall, 'Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 86' is a varied and expressive collection of songs that showcases Mendelssohn's skill as a composer of vocal music. The songs range from joyful celebrations of life and love to more introspective and melancholy pieces, and each one is characterized by Mendelssohn's gift for melody and his ability to create evocative and expressive piano accompaniments.

More....