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Songs Without Words: No. 26 in B-flat major, Op. 62 No. 2

18432 min

This guide follows Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words: No. 26 in B-flat major, Op. 62 No. 2 (1843) in one part.

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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0:02–1:32

A one- leads into the jaunty melody over cantering triplets (Part I). A harmonically more wandering follows, and the melody in Part III. An and varied then ends the piece. Many of the Songs are gentle; this one is a brilliant gallop from start to finish.

  1. Part I

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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