Lauma Skride - Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: The Year (2007) CD-Rip

A rarely recorded work which was published for the first time only six years ago. The twelve "seasons" pieces, one for each month of the year, were composed by Fanny Mendelssohn at the end of 1841 and marked the career breakthrough for the elder sister of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. The twelve character pieces reflect her twelve-month stay in Italy, where she was able to break free from the influence of her parents and siblings. Among these Romantic tone miniatures are memories of the Venetian carnival (February), a delicate capriccio (April), and a belcanto piece (June). The chorale variations of March ("Christ is risen") and December ("from heaven on high") on the other hand, are an indication of how Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel benefited from the Bach renaissance which her brother instigated.