Mendelssohn complete Jean-Guihen Queyras + Kristian Bezuidenhout

Felix Mendelssohn

The 19th Century is the century of romantic cello repertoire, and Felix Mendelssohn’s music is central to that genre. Mendelssohn’s brother Paul played the cello, like many in the well-to-do bourgeoisie. No instrument can get closer than the cello to a human singing voice and more than his predecessors, Mendelssohn aims his music at human sentiment. His Lied ohne Worte, Op. 19 is a prime example of that.