Mendelssohn: Songs without Words (Complete) | Angelo Martino
Felix Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words are short piano pieces—songlike, clear, and quietly expressive. Written across eight books, they feel like letters left on the piano: moments of travel, salon dances, lamplight reflections, and fresh air. This video presents the complete cycle, played by Italian pianist Angelo Martino, whose singing tone, balanced voicing, and easy flow let each melody breathe. Most pieces last only a few minutes—ideal for reading, study, or a calm evening.
Open with the openhearted Andante con moto and the quick lift of the Molto allegro e vivace (Op. 19b). Drift along the Venetian Gondola Songs, hear hands answering each other in the Duetto (Op. 38/6), and feel the solemn tread of the Trauermarsch (Op. 62/3). The famous La Fileuse (Spinning Song, Op. 67/4) whirls by, and the Frühlingslied—Spring Song (Op. 62/6)—smiles at the end of a long day. Between these landmarks lie lullabies, sketches, and bright conversation—music that sings without a single word.
Press play to walk through Mendelssohn’s world—Berlin parlors, river cities, quiet gardens, and spring skies—one intimate page at a time.
Tracklist:
Songs without Words, Op. 19b:
0:00:00 No. 1, Andante con moto
0:04:28 No 2, Andante espressivo
0:07:22 No. 3, Molto allegro e vivace
0:10:15 No. 4, Moderato
0:12:18 No. 5, Poco agitato
0:15:22 No. 6, Venetianisches Gondellied, Andante sostenuto
Songs without Words, Op. 30:
0:17:30 No. 1, Andante espressivo
0:22:45 No. 2, Allegro di molto
0:24:59 No. 3, Adagio non troppo
0:26:43 No. 4, Agitato e con fuoco
0:30:07 No. 5, Andante grazioso
0:33:47 No. 6, Venetianisches Gondollied, Allegretto tranquillo
Songs without Words, Op. 38:
0:37:35 No. 1, Con moto
0:41:18 No. 2, Allegro non troppo
0:44:06 No. 3, Presto e molto vivace
0:46:50 No. 4, Andante
0:49:16 No. 5, Agitato
0:52:27 No. 6, Duetto. Andante con moto
Songs without Words, Op. 53:
0:56:50 No. 1, Andante con moto
1:00:49 No. 2, Allegro non troppo
1:03:36 No. 3, Presto agitato
1:06:53 No. 4, Adagio
1:10:04 No. 5, Volkslied, Allegro con fuoco
1:12:57 No. 6, Molto Allegro vivace
Songs without Words, Op. 62:
1:16:35 No. 1, Andante espressivo
1:19:24 No. 2, Allegro con fuoco
1:21:24 No. 3, Trauermarsch, Andante maestoso
1:24:22 No. 4, Allegro con anima
1:25:52 No. 5, Venetianisches Gondellied, Andante con moto
1:28:45 No. 6, Frühlingslied (Spring Song), Allegretto grazioso
Songs without Words, Op. 67:
1:32:16 No. 1, Andante
1:35:07 No. 2, Allegro leggiero
1:38:00 No. 3, Andante tranquillo
1:40:24 No. 4, La Fileuse, Presto
1:42:20 No. 5, Moderato
1:44:35 No. 6, Allegretto non troppo
Songs without Words, Op. 85:
1:47:05 No. 1, Andante espressivo
1:50:22 No. 2, Allegro agitato
1:51:32 No. 3, Presto
1:54:59 No. 4, Andante sostenuto
1:58:00 No. 5, Allegretto
2:00:13 No. 6, Allegretto con moto
Songs without Words, Op. 102:
2:02:36 No. 1, Andante un poco agitato
2:05:12 No. 2, Adagio
2:07:39 No. 3, Presto
2:09:12 No. 4, Andante un poco agitato
2:12:01 No. 5, Allegro vivace
2:13:38 No. 6, Andante
All tracks performed by Angelo Martino
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