Isata Kanneh-Mason’s fourth solo album on Decca presents music by both Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. Most is for solo piano including arrangements of selections from Felix’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a pair of Songs without Words; and, new to the library, Fanny’s four movement Easter Sonata. The centerpiece work is Felix’s glittering Piano Concerto No. 1 performed with the London Mozart Players conducted by Jonathan Bloxham. Kanneh-Mason’s tempo for the first movement is breathtaking and ranks as one of the fastest of this oft-recorded concerto. Isata was recently featured in the film ‘Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn’, which explores the life of Fanny Mendelssohn and reveals the fascinating story behind ‘Easter Sonata’. This new album features the world premiere recording of the new urtext edition of this work.

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