Felix Mendelssohn's elder sister Fanny was for years just a footnote in music history, but is now recognized as a gifted composer in her own right. Possessing all of the fragile and intimate qualities of the German Romantic tradition, her songs are notable for their sensitive word-setting and deeply personal expressiveness. This second volume includes ten world premiere recordings and is a collection of mostly unknown and unpublished settings of German poets such as Heine, Goethe and Hety, coupled with six songs in English to texts by Byron and Mary Alexander. Volume 1 can be found on Naxos 8.570981.

Tracklist:

Wenn Der Fruhling Kommt Mit Dem Sonnenschein
Ach, Die Augen Sind Es Wieder
Fichtenbaum Und Palme (Fir Tree And Palm): Fichtenbaum Und Palme
Am Leuchtenden Sommermorgen
Verlust (Loss): Verlust
Was Will Die Einsame Trane
Uber Die Berge
Ich Wandelte Unter Den Baumen
Once O'er My Dark And Troubled Life
I Wander Through The Wood And Weep
What Means The Lonely Tear?
Bright Be The Place Of Thy Soul!
Farewell
There Be None Of Beauty's Daughters
Zauberkreis
Von Dir, Mein Lieb, Ich Scheiden Muss
Totenklage
In Die Ferne
6 Lieder, Op. 9 (Text By L.H.C. Holty): 6 Lieder, Op. 9: No. 6. Die Mainacht
Maigesang
Seufzer
Die Schiffende
Wenn Ich Mir In Stiller Seele
Sehnsucht Nach Italien
Mignon
Lied Aus Der Ferne
Suleika: Wie Mit Innigstem Behagen
Suleika: Ach, Um Deine Feuchten Schwingen

UPC: 747313278176
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 6.25.13
Format: CD

Dorothea Craxton - Songs 2 (CD)