Ein süßes Deingedenken: Lieder by Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn Kateryna Kasper & Dmitry Ablogin

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2, MWV K 86:
• 1 Mendelssohn: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2, MWV K 86 03:50
• Die Liebende schreibt, Op. 86 No. 3, MWV K 66:
• 2 Mendelssohn: Die Liebende schreibt, Op. 86 No. 3, MWV K 66 02:49
• Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847): Vorwurf, Op. 10 No. 2, H-U 462:
• 3 Mendelssohn: Vorwurf, Op. 10 No. 2, H-U 462 03:05
• Achmed an Irza, H-U 211:
• 4 Mendelssohn: Achmed an Irza, H-U 211 03:20
• Felix Mendelssohn: Venetianisches Gondellied, Op. 57 No. 5, MWV K 114:
• 5 Mendelssohn: Venetianisches Gondellied, Op. 57 No. 5, MWV K 114 03:23
• Fanny Mendelssohn: Die furchtsame Träne, H-U 66:
• 6 Mendelssohn: Die furchtsame Träne, H-U 66 02:57
• Felix Mendelssohn: Suleika, Op. 34 No. 4, MWV K 92:
• 7 Mendelssohn: Suleika, Op. 34 No. 4, MWV K 92 03:17
• Fanny Mendelssohn: Harfners Lied, H-U 162:
• 8 Mendelssohn: Harfners Lied, H-U 162 02:14
• Felix Mendelssohn: Frühlingslied, Op. 47 No. 3, MWV K 101:
• 9 Mendelssohn: Frühlingslied, Op. 47 No. 3, MWV K 101 03:37
• Fanny Mendelssohn: Wenn ich mir in stiller Seele, H-U 215:
• 10 Mendelssohn: Wenn ich mir in stiller Seele, H-U 215 01:16
• Felix Mendelssohn: Blumenstrauß, Op. 47 No. 5, MWV K 73:
• 11 Mendelssohn: Blumenstrauß, Op. 47 No. 5, MWV K 73 02:19
• Fanny Mendelssohn: Die Mainacht, Op. 9 No. 6, H-U 331:
• 12 Mendelssohn: Die Mainacht, Op. 9 No. 6, H-U 331 04:07
• Felix Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied (Hexenlied), Op. 8 No. 8, MWV K 33:
• 13 Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied (Hexenlied), Op. 8 No. 8, MWV K 33 02:28
• Fanny Mendelssohn: Traum, H-U 412:
• 14 Mendelssohn: Traum, H-U 412 03:11
• Nach Süden, Op. 10 No. 1, H-U 373:
• 15 Mendelssohn: Nach Süden, Op. 10 No. 1, H-U 373 01:51
• Sehnsucht, H-U 217:
• 16 Mendelssohn: Sehnsucht, H-U 217 02:31
• Ach, die Augen sind es wieder, H-U 325:
• 17 Mendelssohn: Ach, die Augen sind es wieder, H-U 325 01:30
• Anklänge, H-U 378:
• 18 Mendelssohn: Anklänge, H-U 378: No. 1, Vöglein in den sonn'gen Tagen 02:48
• 19 Mendelssohn: Anklänge, H-U 378: No. 2, Ach! Wie ist es doch gekommen 01:52
• 20 Mendelssohn: Anklänge, H-U 378: No. 3, Könnt ich zu den Wäldern flüchten 02:16
• Felix Mendelssohn: Des Mädchens Klage, WoO 23, MWV K 25:
• 21 Mendelssohn: Des Mädchens Klage, WoO 23, MWV K 25 02:17
• Fanny Mendelssohn: Wo kommst du her?, H-U 110:
• 22 Mendelssohn: Wo kommst du her?, H-U 110 02:40
• Dämmrung senkte sich von oben, H-U 392:
• 23 Mendelssohn: Dämmrung senkte sich von oben, H-U 392 02:42
• Sehnsucht, H-U 219:
• 24 Mendelssohn: Sehnsucht, H-U 219 02:19
• Nacht, H-U 259:
• 25 Mendelssohn: Nacht, H-U 259 02:34
• Nachtwanderer, Op. 7 No. 1, H-U 397:
• 26 Mendelssohn: Nachtwanderer, Op. 7 No. 1, H-U 397 03:13
• Im Herbst, H-U 54:
• 27 Mendelssohn: Im Herbst, H-U 54 02:52
• Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh, H-U 285:
• 28 Mendelssohn: Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh, H-U 285 01:52
• Bergeslust, Op. 10 No. 5, H-U 466:
• 29 Mendelssohn: Bergeslust, Op. 10 No. 5, H-U 466 01:33
• Schwanenlied, Op. 1 No. 1, H-U 358:
• 30 Mendelssohn: Schwanenlied, Op. 1 No. 1, H-U 358 03:12
• Felix Mendelssohn: Altdeutsches Frühlingslied, Op. 86 No. 6, MWV K 127:
• 31 Mendelssohn: Altdeutsches Frühlingslied, Op. 86 No. 6, MWV K 127 02:53
• Schilflied, Op. 71 No. 4, MWV K 116:
• 32 Mendelssohn: Schilflied, Op. 71 No. 4, MWV K 116 02:58
• Nachtlied, Op. 71 No. 6, MWV K 125:
• 33 Mendelssohn: Nachtlied, Op. 71 No. 6, MWV K 125 02:50
• Total Runtime 01:28:36

Info for Ein süßes Deingedenken: Lieder by Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn

Are the songs on this new double album musical letters between the genius composer siblings Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn? Through their joint musical training, the children of a pianist and a respected Jewish banker were musically kindred spirits; music was their soul language. Later they exchanged many entertaining and poetic letters about their compositions. The sister, three years older, was the closest advisor to the "child prodigy" Felix throughout his life. According to those who knew her, she was his equal as a pianist and composer.

But while Felix made an international career, his "equally gifted sister", according to Goethe, performed almost exclusively in the semi-public sphere of her well-known "Sunday music" in her parents' palace in Berlin. On the side, she managed practical and social affairs for Felix and for her husband, the court painter Wilhelm Hensel, and raised their son. Her many compositions - mainly songs and smaller chamber music works (the genre "Songs without Words" goes back to her) - were only heard by a narrow circle of friends and family; or they ended up completely unheard "in the drawer": Felix, in the tradition of his father, wanted to protect his sister from social hostility and was clearly against publishing her works. The lack of awareness was a lifelong problem for Fanny and also led to repeated tensions with her brother. At the age of 40, encouraged by her husband and friends, she finally decided to publish. A short time later she died of a stroke. Her brother, who was deeply affected by the sudden death of his beloved sister, composed only a few songs and followed her half a year later.

Throughout their lives, their music held the siblings together like an invisible bond. The "Duo Kasper Ablogin" also feels connected to the siblings through their music and understands this album as a "remembrance of them".

Kateryna Kasper, soprano
Dmitry Ablogin, pianoforte

Kateryna Kasper
Stylistic versatility and authenticity of interpretation – these terms characterize the artistic agenda of the Ukrainian soprano Kateryna Kasper. A member of the Opera Frankfurt since 2014, she made her debut there already in 2011 as the Forest Bird in Wagner’s Siegfried. She has since performed important roles from almost all epochs in Frankfurt. Those include (early) baroque opera such as ANIMA in Rappresentazione di anima e di corpo by Cavalieri, GIACINTA in LʼOrontea by Cesti, ROMILDA and TIGRANE in Handel’s Xerxes and Radamisto and ANGELICA in Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso as well as the world premiere of Der Goldene Drache by Péter Eötvös, who has composed the role DIE JUNGE FRAU for Kateryna (a co-production with the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt). From the classic and romantic period, Kateryna has sung Mozart roles such as SUSANNA in Le nozze di Figaro and PAMINA in the Magic Flute, belcanto repertoire such as ANTONIDA in Glinka’s Iwan Sussanin, the title role in Flotow’s Martha, GРЕТЕL by Humperdinck, NANNETTA in Verdi’s Falstaff as well as NAJADE (Ariadne auf Naxos) and – in particular – SOPHIE in Strauss’ Rosenkavalier. But also the operetta can be found among Kateryna’s repertoire with roles such as KOMTESSE ANASTASIA (Die Csárdásfürstin by Kálmán) and VALENCIENNE in Die Lustige Witwe by Lehár.

She has appeared at opera festivals in Edinburgh, Bregenz, Savonlinna and Bergen, and in St. Margarethen (Austria), as well as at the Los Angeles Opera.

During the 2021/22 season, Kateryna will make three role debuts: ORIANA in Händel’s Amadigi, TYTANIA in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and ORASIA in Telemann’s Orpheus on tour with the B’Rock Orchestra and René Jacobs. Future plans include TAMIRI in Il re pastore at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, a concert tour of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Mahler’s 4th Symphony and Schubert Lieder with the Frankfurt Opera House and Museum’s Orchestra.

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