Mendelssohn
Anton Kuerti
DoReMi CD DDR-6610
As was evident from his earlier Mendelssohn CD containing the two concertos and Capriccio Brilliante, Op.22, Anton Kuerti has as wonderful a way with Mendelssohn as he has with Schumann, Beethoven and Schubert. In this new CD he is a master in all of the pianistic and artistic demands and his playing is transparent, sparkling and joyful ... a man happy at his work.
This disc presents a cross section of Mendelssohn’s solo piano pieces recorded August 25, 2009, in the Willowdale United Church and 1970 in Walter Hall, beginning with the evocative Variations Serieuses Op.54. The Fantasy Op.28, Scherzo a Capriccio in F-Sharp Minor, Andante and Rondo Capriccioso Op.14 and Three Preludes and Fugues Op.35 follow, and the miniscule Scherzo in B Minor without opus number closes this attractive recital. The sound is remarkably realistic. A welcome addition to the catalogues of both Kuerti and Mendelssohn.
