Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 (Arr. Yampolsky for Violin & Piano) : Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 (Arr. Yampolsky for Violin & Piano): I. Andante
by Christian Li
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The Andante introduction unfolds like a quiet conversation. Li's violin and piano arrangement of Mendelssohn's Rondo capriccioso begins in contemplation, a calm before the storm. There's a poised unease hereβthe knowledge that caprice is coming, and this tenderness is only the threshold.