Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words – Bertrand Chamayou

A chest full of treasures: With their charm, grace, and lyrical inventiveness, Mendelssohn’s “Lieder ohne Worte” belong to the most precious treasures of piano music. Bertrand Chamayou is also a great admirer of these 48 miniatures split across six volumes. Having emerged in recent years with spectacular productions such as Olivier Messiaen’s “Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus” or the award-winning album “Cage²,” the French pianist has now recorded all of the “Lieder ohne Worte”—a new, fresh highlight among the otherwise rare complete recordings.