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Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)

1809–1847

4,109 works in the index

Born
1809
Died
1847
Birthplace
Hamburg
Place of death
Leipzig
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Saxony; Hamburg
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Mendelssohn wrote fluently and early, and his music is unusually grateful to play — it lies well under the hand in a way that his contemporaries' often does not.

The Songs Without Words are the most useful thing in this catalogue for a developing pianist: forty-eight short pieces across a wide range of difficulty, several genuinely accessible, all musically substantial. The Violin Concerto is a cornerstone of that instrument's repertoire, and Elijah of the choral one.

He also wrote a great deal of organ music, including six sonatas, which sits in the small category of nineteenth-century organ repertoire that is neither Bach nor French.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; pianist; organist; conductor; musicologist; music educator; university teacher; painter; writer; musician
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Teachers
Carl Friedrich Zelter; Ludwig Berger; Marie Bigot; Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Franz Lauska; Ignaz Moscheles
Career institutions / employers
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Recorded memberships
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Instruments played
organ; piano; violin
Genres
opera; classical music; symphonic music
Movements
Romantic music
Notable works
A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony No. 3; Symphony No. 4; Violin Concerto in E minor; The Hebrides; St. Paul; Elijah
Awards
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; honorary citizen of Leipzig; Pour le Mérite
Official website
https://www.mendelssohn-stiftung.de/de/
Languages used
German; French; English
VIAF ID
2665666
ISNI
0000000121181195
GND ID
118580779
Library of Congress ID
n79139515
MusicBrainz ID
0e85eb79-1c05-44ba-827c-7b259a3d941a

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Choir, Voice, Organ, percussion
Genres represented
Classical, Christmas, pop, Pop, Jazz
Works with composition dates
120 of 4,109

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 50 of 86

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45 - 4. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen — Op. 45— Choir— 0
Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45 - 6. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt — Op. 45— Choir— 0
A German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem), Op. 45 - 2. Behold, all flesh is as the grass — Op. 45— Choir— 0
A German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem), Op. 45 - 7. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord — Op. 45— Choir— 0
Love Song Waltzes (Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 52 - 3. O die Frauen, wie sie Wonne — Op. 52— Choir— 0
Love Song Waltzes (Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 52 - 5. Die grune Hopfenranke — Op. 52— Choir— 0
Love Song Waltzes (Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 52 - 10. O wie sanft die Quelle sich — Op. 52— Choir— 0
New Love Song Waltzes (Neue Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 65 - 1. Verzicht, o Herz — Op. 65— Choir— 0
New Love Song Waltzes (Neue Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 65 - 2. Finstere Schatten der Nacht — Op. 65— Choir— 0
New Love Song Waltzes (Neue Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 65 - 6. Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter — Op. 65— Choir— 0
New Love Song Waltzes (Neue Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 65 - 11. Alles, alles in den Wind — Op. 65— Choir— 0
New Love Song Waltzes (Neue Liebeslieder Walzer), Op. 65 - 14. Flammenauge, dunkles Haar — Op. 65— Choir— 0
Rhapsodie, Op. 53 — Op. 53— Choir— 0
Rinaldo, Op. 50 - Bunte, reichgeschmuckte — Op. 50— Choir— 0
Rinaldo, Op. 50 - Sachte kommt! — Op. 50— Choir— 0
Rinaldo, Op. 50 - Zum zweitenmale seh' ich erscheinen — Op. 50— Choir— 0
Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Op. 54 — Op. 54— Choir— 0
Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 103/112 - 2. Hochgeturmte Rimaflut — Op. 103/112— Choir— 0
Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 103/112 - 7. Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn — Op. 103/112— Choir— 0
Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 103/112 - 8. Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen — Op. 103/112— Choir— 0
Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 103/112 - 12. Himmel strahlt so helle — Op. 103/112— Choir— 0
Die Allmacht (arranged by Liszt, Franz), D. 852, Op. 79, No. 2 — D. 852; Op. 79, No. 2— Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Kyrie eleison — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Gloria in excelsis Deo — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Domine Deus — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Quoniam tu solus sanctus — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Cum sancto spiritu — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Credo in unum Deum — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Osanna — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Agnus Dei — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 1 in F Major (Messe F-dur), D. 105 - Dona nobis pacem — D. 105F major Choir— 0
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167 - Credo in unum Deum — D. 167G major Choir— 0
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167 - Sanctus — D. 167G major Choir— 0
Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167 - Benedictus qui venit — D. 167G major Choir— 0
Mass No. 3 in B-Flat Major, D. 324, Op. 141 - Kyrie eleison — D. 324; Op. 141B-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 3 in B-Flat Major, D. 324, Op. 141 - Gloria in excelsis Deo — D. 324; Op. 141B-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 3 in B-Flat Major, D. 324, Op. 141 - Quoniam tu solus sanctus — D. 324; Op. 141B-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 3 in B-Flat Major, D. 324, Op. 141 - Crucifixus — D. 324; Op. 141B-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 3 in B-Flat Major, D. 324, Op. 141 - Sanctus — D. 324; Op. 141B-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 3 in B-Flat Major, D. 324, Op. 141 - Benedictus qui venit — D. 324; Op. 141B-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 4 in C Major, D. 452, Op. 48 - Kyrie eleison — D. 452; Op. 48C major Choir— 0
Mass No. 4 in C Major, D. 452, Op. 48 - Gloria in excelsis Deo — D. 452; Op. 48C major Choir— 0
Mass No. 4 in C Major, D. 452, Op. 48 - Credo in unum Deum — D. 452; Op. 48C major Choir— 0
Mass No. 4 in C Major, D. 452, Op. 48 - Agnus Dei — D. 452; Op. 48C major Choir— 0
Mass No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 678 - Kyrie eleison — D. 678A-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 678 - Gloria in excelsis Deo — D. 678A-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 678 - Cum sancto spiritu, alternate version — D. 678A-Flat major Choir— 0
Mass No. 5 in A-Flat Major, D. 678 - Credo in unum Deum — D. 678A-Flat major Choir— 0

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 2665666. Portrait: Eduard Magnus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.