Composer
Felix Mendelssohn
5,671 works in the index
- Era
- Romantic
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Born in
- Hamburg
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.
Catalogue
Works page 92 of 119
The Wanderer, Op. 30 , No. 4
The Brook, Op. 30, No. 5
The Evening Star, Op. 38, No. 1
Lost Happiness, Op. 38, No. 2
The Poet's Harp, Op. 38, No. 3
Hope, Op. 38, No. 4
Passion, Op. 38, No. 5
Duet, Op. 38, No. 6
On The Seashore, Op. 53, No. 1
The Fleecy Clouds, Op. 53, No. 2
Agitation, Op. 53, No. 3
Sadness Of Soul, Op. 53, No. 4
Folk-Song, Op. 53, No. 5
The Flight, Op. 53, No. 6
May Breezes, Op. 62, No. 1
The Departure, Op. 62, No. 2
Funeral March, Op. 62, No. 3
Morning Song, Op. 62, No. 4
Venetian Boat-Song #3, Op. 62, No. 5
Meditation, Op.67, No. 1
Lost Illusions, Op. 67, No. 2
Song Of The Pilgrim, Op. 67, No. 3
Spinning-Song, Op. 67, No. 4
The Shepherd's Complaint, Op. 67, No. 5
Lullaby, Op. 67, No. 6
Reverie, Op. 85, No. 1
The Adieu, Op. 85, No. 2
Delirium, Op. 85, No. 3
Elegy, Op. 85, No. 4
The Return, Op. 85, No. 5
Song Of The Traveller, Op. 85, No. 6
Homeless, Op. 102, No. 1
Retrospection, Op. 102, No. 2
Tarantella, Op. 102, No. 3
The Sighing Wind, Op. 102, No. 4
The Joyous Peasant, Op. 102, No. 5
Faith, Op. 102, No. 6
Boat-Song, Op. 102, No. 7
Spring Song, Op. 62, No. 6
Venetian Boat Song No. 1, Op. 19, No. 6
Venetian Boat-Song #2, Op. 30, No. 6
Trio d minor op. 49
Trio c minor op. 66
Happiness at Christmas, Op. 72, No. 1
Capriccio In A Op.16 No.1
Confidence Op.19 No.4
Little Piece Op.72 No.1
Spring Song Op.62 No.6
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