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Pieces/Felix Mendelssohn/Lied ohne Worte in D major

Lied ohne Worte in D major1845Op. 109

by Felix Mendelssohn

cellopianoromanticcharacter piece~5 min
A brief lyric piece for cello and piano, the only one of Mendelssohn's "Lieder ohne Worte" (Songs without Words) composed for cello rather than piano solo. Written in 1845 and published posthumously, the work is a single unbroken melodic arc in the composer's most intimate vein, often programmed as an encore or as the emotional centre of a shorter recital. Its demands are interpretive rather than technical: simple surface, sustained expressive line.

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Andante espressivo

D major · 4/4

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