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Digital Audio AlbumSongs Without Words / Anne Cawrse.
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Songs Without Words (2020) for piano trio |
Anne Cawrse | Benaud Trio | 15 mins, 14 sec. |
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Inspired by the Songs Without Words of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, this trio of exquisite lyrical miniatures explores the relationship, in life and in music, between these two talented composers.
The first of the three, 'Ornamental', references the double standard applied to the two gifted youngsters by their father, who declared that Felix could become a professional musician, but for Fanny, music could only ever be an ornament. The middle movement, 'Lied' (German for 'song'), explores the close musical collaboration between Felix and Fanny, and the way in which their individual styles came to resemble each other. In both of these pieces, composer Anne Cawrse contrasts and brings together traditional stereotypes of masculine and feminine: strength and beauty, intellect and emotion, structure and decoration.
The suite closes with 'Swansong', a reflection on aspects of loss in the story of Fanny and Felix: the struggle to be heard and understood, the disappointment of unfulfilled potential, and the sorrow felt at the death of a sibling - Felix, shattered by the loss of his beloved older sister, died less than six months later, aged 38.
1. Ornamental (3 min., 20 sec.) -- 2. Lied (6 min., 40 sec.) -- 3. Swansong (5 min.).
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