Barenboim plays Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Op.62 no.3 in E flat Minor - Funeral March

[grununheilig]

I have to play that on a piano.

I'm 13 years old.

I'ts hard

[grununheilig]

I have to play that on a piano.

I'm 13 years old.

I'ts hard

[jeffbrak]

Sounds almost like the beginning of Mahler's fifty symphony.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@jeffbrak it's not a coincidence

[yoyomets]

I'm not sure if I could ever come up with words to describe just how much I appreciate this piece.

[Nibelungenherr1876]

Orchestral version of this was played in beginning of Citizen Kane, during his funeral!

[otirudam]

Want to cry of joy : Sublime, superb, strong songs to be sung by the soul and the heart.

[Smarttyy]

sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but wouldn't this be in e minor? not e flat minor....?

[frenchhornrocks17]

@Smarttyy you know, that's actually a good question...

[BleuCheveluFille]

@Smarttyy you are true. this piece's e minor.

[frenchhornrocks17]

@singalongwithtom well, it isn't supposed to be fast, so you learned it right.

[petermjensen]

To be honest, I prefer 200000028's guitar version.

[singalongwithtom]

Shit, trying to learn this, didn't realise how fast it was.

[baroquegeek]

@singalongwithtom

Beautiful piece it is but honestly I feel it rushed at times IF it is played as a funeral march. But remember it is a song without words. How would a singer sing the melody? If you remember all that, it does feel so fast anymore. But good choice to play. This piece is SO haunting.

[facemash]

@singalongwithtom It's not. I think this recording is a bit fast. Still sounds nice at a slower funeral march tempo.

[200000028]

mercury's quite right. 

[beethomozart]

enchanted piece of music , Mendelssohn was great no doubt!

[FreddieMercuryRising]

This is lovely and all, but the piece is in e minor, not e-flat minor.