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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 64 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
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir/Darum auf Gott will ich hoffen/Ob bei uns ist der Sunde viel — —— ChoirClassical 0
Trauergesang: Mitten, Herr, in unsrem Leben — —— ChoirClassical 0
Verleih uns Frieden gnadiglich — —— ChoirClassical 0
Die Hebriden — —— Clarinet— 0
SCHERZO IN E MINOR — —E minor —— 0
Symphony No. 4 in A Major , First Movement Excerpt — —A major —— 0
Symphony No. 4 , First Movement Excerpt — —— —— 1
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Second Movement Theme — —G minor Piano— 0
Strikke des Todes — —— —Classical 1
Gott sei mir gnadig — —— —Classical 0
If With all Your Heart — —— Piano— 1
Equale No.1 — —— —Classical 1
Sonata — —— ClarinetClassical 0
Autumn Evening — —— —Classical 0
The Call — —— —Classical 0
Dein Angesicht — —— —Classical 0
Fair House Of Joy — —— —Classical 0
The Green Hills O'Somerset — —— —Classical 1
My Life's Delight — —— —Classical 0
O Thou Billowy Harvest-Field! — —— —Classical 1
Orpheus With His Lute — —— —Classical 0
The Plague Of Love — —— —Classical 1
A Rose Cherieimable Fleur — —— —Classical 1
Le Soir — —— —Classical 0
If With All Your Hearts in C Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn — —— Piano, Organ, Voice— 0
6. Moderato — —— —Classical 0
7. Trauerlied , Op. 62/3 — Op. 62/3— —Classical 1
Hebrides Overture, op. 26: Fingal's Cave Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn — op. 26— —— 0
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 'Scottish': II. Vivace non troppo — op. 56A minor —Classical 0
Solemn March — —— Flute, Trombone, Tenor SaxophoneClassical 4
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 25: Molto allegro con fuoco Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn — op. 25G minor PianoClassical 0
Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: Andante Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn — op. 64E minor —— 0
Elias , op. 70: 'Then Shall the Righteous' Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn — op. 70— —— 0
Elias , op. 70: 'Is Not His Word Like Fire?' Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn — op. 70— —— 0
Elias , op. 70: 'It Is Enough' Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn — op. 70— —— 0
Hebrides Overture, op. 26: Fingal's Cave — op. 26— —— 2
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, op. 27 — op. 27— —— 1
Fantasy or Caprice [Op. 16, No. 2] — Op. 16, No. 2— PianoClassical 0
Cradle Song [Op. 67, No. 6] — Op. 67, No. 6— PianoClassical 1
Song of the Heather [Op. 67, No. 5] — Op. 67, No. 5— PianoClassical 1
Venetian Gondola Song No. 1 [Op. 19, No. 6] — Op. 19, No. 6— PianoClassical 1
Venetian Gondola Song No. 3 [Op. 62, No. 5] — Op. 62, No. 5— PianoClassical 1
Lamentation on Schubert's Death by His Friend Additional credits Anselm Hüttenbrenner — —— Piano— 0
Le piccadilly Additional credits Erik Satie — —— Piano— 0
Les Langueurs Tendres [WQ. 117/30] Additional credits Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — —— Piano— 0
Morgenunterhaltung Additional credits Zdenek Fibich — —— Piano— 0
Prayer Additional credits César Franck — —— Piano— 0
The Fleecy Cloud Op. 53, No. 2 — Op. 53, No. 2— Piano— 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.