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 60 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Jauchzet dem Herrn , Op. 69 no. 2 ) - A-Dur/A major Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	Op. 69 no. 2	—	Choir	—	0
Es kennt der Herr die Seinen - B-Dur/B-flat major	—	—	—	Choir	—	0
Verleih uns Frieden gnadiglich - Es-Dur/Eb major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	2
Hebe deine Augen auf, Op. 70 - D-Dur/D major	—	Op. 70	—	—	—	1
Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen , Op. 78 no. 3 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	Op. 78 no. 3	—	—	Classical	0
Ich weiche nicht von deinen Rechten - C-Dur/C major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Ich will den Herrn preisen - G-Dur/G major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Tag fur Tag sei Gott gepriesen - D-Dur/D major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes - Es-Dur/Eb major Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Er hat der Sonne eine Hutte gemacht - D-Dur/D major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Und dieselbige gehet heraus - D-Dur/D major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Jauchzet Gott, alle Lande - C-Dur/C major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Gelobet sei Gott - C-Dur/C major Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Cantique pour liEglise Wallonne de Francfort - Es-Dur/Eb major	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	1
Psalm 31 - c-Moll/C minor Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen - G-Dur/G major	—	—	—	—	—	1
Heilig, heilig, heilig, Op. 70 - C-Dur/C major	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	—	1
Herr, nun lassest du deinen Diener, Op. 69 no. 1 - Es-Dur/Eb major Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	Op. 69 no. 1	—	Choir	—	0
Was betrubst du dich, meine Seele, Op. 42 - F-Dur/F major Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	Op. 42	—	Choir	—	0
Herr, wir traun auf deine Gute, Op. 96 no. 3 - Es-Dur/Eb major Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	Op. 96 no. 3	—	—	Classical	0
Lasst sein heilig Lob uns singen, Op. 96 no. 4 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	Op. 96 no. 4	—	—	Classical	0
Kindrstuck	—	—	—	Recorder	—	0
Canon Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Flute	—	0
Fugue in E min	—	—	—	Organ	—	0
Fugue in F min	—	—	—	Organ	—	0
Gott, sei mir gn?dig	—	—	—	—	—	0
Andante cantibile e Presto agitato H-Dur Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Charakterstuck Nr. 1 e-Moll op. 7 -Sanft, mit Empfindung- Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 7	—	Piano	Classical	0
Charakterstuck Nr. 2 b-Moll op. 7 -Mit heftiger Bewegung- Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 7	—	Piano	Classical	0
Charakterstuck Nr. 4 A-Dur op. 7 -Schnell und beweglich- Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 7	—	Piano	Classical	0
Charakterstuck Nr. 6 e-Moll op. 7 -Sehnsuchtig- Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 7	—	Piano	Classical	0
Charakterstuck Nr. 7 E-Dur op. 7 -Leicht und luftig- Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 7	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sechs Kinderstucke : Nr. 1 G-Dur op. 72 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 72	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sechs Kinderstucke : Nr. 3 G-Dur op. 72 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 72	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sechs Kinderstucke : Nr. 4 D-Dur op. 72 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 72	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sechs Kinderstucke : Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 72 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 72	—	Piano	Classical	0
Trois Caprices: Nr. 2 E-Dur op. 33 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 33	—	Piano	Classical	0
Trois Carpices: Nr. 3 b-Moll op. 33 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 33	—	Piano	Classical	0
Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices: Nr. 2 e-Moll op. 16 -Scherzo- Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 16	—	—	—	0
17 Variations serieuses d-Moll op. 54 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 54	—	Piano	Classical	0
Andante con Variazioni Es-Dur op. 82 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 82	—	Piano	Classical	0
Etude Nr. 1 b-Moll op. 104 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 104	—	Piano	Classical	0
Etude Nr. 3 a-Moll op. 104 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 104	—	Piano	Classical	0
Phantasie fis-Moll op. 28 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 28	—	Piano	Classical	0
Scherzo a Carpiccio fis-Moll Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	—	—	0
Scherzo h-Moll Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	—	—	0
Variationen B-Dur op. 83 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 83	—	Piano	Classical	0
Serenade und Allegro giocoso D-Dur op. 43 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 43	—	Piano	Classical	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.