Felix Mendelssohn
Born: 3rd February 1809, Hamburg
Died: 4th November 1847, Leipzig
Nationality: German
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (which includes his "Wedding March"), the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah, the Hebrides Overture, the mature Violin Concerto, the String Octet, and the melody used in the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing".
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Further Reading: Mendelssohn
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Songs Without Words from Bertrand Chamayou
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The French pianist brings his artistry to the under-appreciated colour and variety of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, captured beautifully by Gramophone's 2026 Label of the Year, Erato.
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Popular Works: Mendelssohn
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61 (105)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21 (128)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo (78)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March (90)
- Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 (131)
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 (83)
- Hark! the herald angels sing (252)
- Hear My Prayer (89)
- Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 (298)
- Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 (91)
- Organ Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 65 No. 6 (72)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (118)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 (83)
- Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (131)
- Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 (105)
- Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 (179)
- Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 (75)
- Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 (98)
- Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' (118)
- Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' (79)
- Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 6 in G minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied' (107)
- Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 4 in B minor (69)
- Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 in F sharp minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied No. 2' (98)
- Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 2 in C minor (74)
- Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 in A flat major 'Duetto' (78)
- Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' (107)
- Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 3 in E minor 'Trauermarsch' (67)
- Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' (158)
- Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 2 in F sharp minor (69)
- Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' (141)
- Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 5 in B minor (69)
- String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 (101)
- String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 (75)
- Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 (81)
- Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang' (76)
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' (207)
- Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian' (297)
- Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 'Reformation' (123)
- Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 (131)
- Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (467)
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