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 61 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
Carpiccio brillant h-Moll op. 22 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 22	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonate g-Moll op. 105 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 105	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonate B-Dur op. 106 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 106	—	Piano	Classical	0
Praludium und Fuge e-Moll Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Praludium h-Moll op. 104 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 104	—	Piano	Classical	0
Praludium D-Dur op. 104 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 104	—	Piano	Classical	0
Perpetuum mobile C-Dur op. 119 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 119	—	Piano	Classical	0
Klavierstuck g-Moll Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Klavierstuck B-Dur Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Gondellied A-Dur Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Capriccio E-Dur op. 118 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 118	—	Piano	Classical	0
Albumblatt e-Moll op. 117 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 117	—	—	—	0
[Andante und] Variationen B-Dur op. 83a Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 83a	—	Piano	Classical	0
Allegro brillant A-Dur op. 92 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 92	—	Piano	Classical	0
C min Op. 1	—	Op. 1	—	Piano, Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	1
B min Op. 3	—	Op. 3	—	Piano, Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	1
Praludium und Fuge c-Moll op. 37 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 37	—	Organ	Classical	0
Praludium und Fuge G-Dur op. 37 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 37	—	Organ	Classical	0
Sonate Nr. 1 f-Moll op. 65 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 65	—	Organ	Classical	0
Sonate Nr. 3 A-Dur op. 65 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 65	—	Organ	Classical	0
Sonate Nr. 5 D-Dur op. 65 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 65	—	Organ	Classical	0
Sonate Nr. 6 d-Moll op. 65 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 65	—	Organ	Classical	0
Erster Teil: Ouverture	—	—	—	—	—	2
Erster Teil: Chor, "Herr! der du bist der Gott"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ und Duett, "Die Menge der Glaubigen" / "Wir haben ihn gehort"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Chor, "Dieser Mensch hort nicht auf zu reden Lasterworte"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ mit Chor, "Und sie sahen auf ihn alle" / Weg, weg mit dem"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Arie, Jerusalem! die du totest die Propheten"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ und Choral, "Und sie steinigten ihn" / Dir, Herr, dir will ich mich ergeben"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ, "Und die Zeugen legten ab ihre Kleider"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ und Arie, "Saulus aber zerstorte die Gemeinde" / Vertilge sie, Herr Zebaoth"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ mit Chor, "Und als er auf dem Wege war" / Saul! Was verfolgst du mich?"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Chor, "Mache dich auf! Werde Licht."	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ, "Die Manner aber, die seine Gefahrten waren"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Rezitativ, "Es war aber ein Junger zu Damaskus"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Arie mit Chor, "Ich danke dir, Herr, mein Gott" / "Der Herr wird die Tranen von allen Angesichtern abwischen"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Erster Teil: Chor, "O welch eine Tiefe des Reichtums der Weisheit und Erkenntnis Gottes"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Rezitativ, "Und Paulus kam zu der Gemeinde"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Duettino, "So sind wir nun Botschafter an Christi Statt"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Rezitativ und Arioso, "Und wie sie ausgesandt von dem heilgen Geist" / "La	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Zweiter Teil: Chor und Choral, "Ist das nicht, der zu Jerusalem verstorte alle" / "O Jesu Christe, wahres Licht"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Rezitativ, "Paulus aber und Barnabas sprachen frei und offentlich" / "Euch mu	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Zweiter Teil: Duett, "Denn also hat uns der Herr geboten" / "Ich habe dich den Heiden zum LIcht gesetzet"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Rezitativ, "Und es war ein Mann zu Lystra"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Rezitativ, "Und nannten Barnabas Jupiter, und Paulus Mercurius"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Chor, "Seid uns gnadig, hohe Gotter!"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Rezitativ, Arie und Chor, "Da das die Apostel horten" / "Wisset ihr nicht" / "Aber unser Gott ist im Himmel"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Zweiter Teil: Rezitativ, "Da ward das Volk erreget wider sie"	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1

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.