Album insights
Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki delves into two masterpieces of Early Romanticism by Felix Mendelssohn: the piano concertos in G minor and D minor. Accompanied by the renowned Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from New York, Lisiecki's exploration extends to Mendelssohn's significant solo piano compositions, including the Variations sérieuses, the Rondo capriccioso, and the "Venetian Gondola Song" from Songs Without Words. Lisiecki rejects the concept of albums as mere "collages" of repertoire works, preferring to unite pieces that complement each other either programmatically or in character.