Matthew Lipman and Jeremy Denk perform the Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel song Nächtwanderer, Op 7 No. 1, transcribed for viola and piano. Recorded live in New York City, June 2021.
I wander through the quiet night;the moon floats so secretly and gently,often out from a dark cover of clouds.And here and there in the valleya nightingale awakensbut then all is gray and still again.
O wonderful nightsongfrom distant parts - the rushing of a streamand the soft shuddering in the dark treesconfuse my thoughts.My clamorous singing hereis only like a cry from my dreams.My singing is a cry,only a cry from my dreams.
Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff
“Mr. Lipman demonstrated a rich tone and elegant phrasing in the slow opening movement, with its elegiac, wandering melodies, and a fleet-fingered technique in the vivacious second movement.”
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“Matthew Lipman commands attention with his authoritative phrasing and attractive sound...most impressive, well recorded and lovingly presented recital.”
“Throughout the recital Lipman’s playing is warm-toned and expressive, as well as agile and focused.”
“remarkable and vibrantly deep, chocolate tone.”
“superb: in particular, the violist Matthew Lipman, who did such a fine job of negotiating the center of the music...”
