Fanny Mendelssohn - Easter Sonata

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Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847) - Easter Sonata (1828)

I. Allegro assai moderato [0:00]
II. Largo e molto espressivo - Poco più mosso [5:22]
III. Scherzo. Allegretto [9:35]
IV. Allegro con strepito [13:47]

Sofya Gulyak (2017)

The Easter Sonata is a piano sonata in A major composed by Fanny Mendelssohn in 1828. It went unpublished and was lost for nearly 150 years, and when it was rediscovered in 1970, it was initially attributed to Felix Mendelssohn. Thanks to musicological work by Angela Mace Christian, it was determined in 2010 that the work was in fact composed by Fanny. The piece is in four movements and typically lasts around 21 minutes.

"The Ostersonate, as suggested by its title, was begun around Easter 1828, in Berlin, and completed about six weeks later in June. Not every movement is overtly programmatic - the title is more atmospheric and chronological than it is prescriptive - but the sonata does exhibit several telling musical topoi of the Passion story. Already by 1828, the Mendelssohns were deep in rehearsals and preparations for the 1829 revival performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, and it is clear that Bach's Passion influenced Fanny's Ostersonate in especially the pungent prelude and fugue in E minor (the second movement), as well as the evocation of the 'Earthquake' topos in the fourth movement - rumbling tremolos in the bass. Beethoven, another particularly important compositional model for Fanny, is evident in the first movement; the lyrical turns and motivic development call to mind Beethoven's late piano sonatas, here just a year after his death in 1827. The third movement is an effervescent but darkly tinged Scherzo - quintessentially 'Mendelssohnian' - perhaps evoking the emergence of spring in April, May, and June, as well as the ideas of spiritual and physical rebirth in the Passion story. The stormy fourth movement, most likely a depiction of the crucifixion, gives way to a radiant fantasy on the Easter chorale, 'Christe, du Lamm Gottes' ('Christ, thou Lamb of God')."

(source: Angela Mace Christian)

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Im very glad for be able to listen to Fanny's music. I hope some schools of music add this to their repertories for students

Diego_Plays_Piano
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Очень красивая - светлая соната с радужными красками, Фанни не уступала своему гениальному брату Феликсу. 🎹🌷🌷🌷

ghitfmx
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I just downloaded the music, thank you! It is so generous of Dr. Christian to make it available.

maevebrophy
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I know this piece by heart nowadays ! I love it so much and the performance of Sofya Gulyak is perfect i find ! I find the harmonies of the so called "eclesiastical fugue" very modern ...The so beautiful and inspired and spiritual choral at the end reminds me something like this in a piece of the cycle Das Jahr ...same inspiration....i would like really to find a cd of this wonderful Sonata by Gulyak !!

pilouetmissiou
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Thank you for sharing! wonderful project. Bravo Sofya!

pianistal
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Faszinierend. Erfrischend. Lichtdurchflutet.

elisabethmariamalecki
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Wow! This is absolutely lovely. What a jewel.

marcsmith
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Great, thank you for the resarch @Angela Mace Christian

mariemarron
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Happy Easter! Let's give Fanny her due!

DudeKembro
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Wow, she is better than Mendelssohn !!!🤯🤯🤯

xindang
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fabulously shapely and phrased ans sculpted, syncopated more than some other online reads

quite the achievement for a 23yo

the Fb ad timing makes you want to reach for a gun, though ... ffs

davidmoran