Mendelssohn: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 4
Howard Shelley (piano)
CDA68125
The Op 35 set of Preludes and Fugues is the most substantial single opus Mendelssohn wrote for solo piano, a mark of his reverence for the mighty Bach. Coupled with the popular fifth book of Songs without Words, we have here a heavyweight fourth volume in Howard Shelley’s compendium.