Description
"Music as the heart of all arts, as a transcendence of
language and pictorial representation".
This concept
developed in the Romantic period, has inspired many
composers and continues to have an effect today.
Rene Kubelik and Patrizio Mazzola present a selection
of musical gems that can be subsumed under the
genre "Songs without Words".
Works by seven female
composers, including Ruth Durrenmatt, Cecile
Chaminade and Fanny Mendelssohn are juxtaposed
with miniatures by four composers and together form
a surprising kaleidoscope of works from the 19th and
20th centuries.