Felix Mendelssohn wrote thirteen string symphonies between 1821 and 1823, when he was between 12 and 14 years old. (For his mature symphonies, see here)...
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13 String Symphonies String Symphony No. 1 in C major (1821) String Symphony No. 2 in D major (1821) String Symphony No. 3 in E minor (1821) String Symphony...
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written by German composer Felix Mendelssohn. The work has its origins, as had the composer's Scottish 3rd Symphony and The Hebrides overture, in the...
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The String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, MWV R 20, was written by the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn during the fall of 1825 and completed on October 15...
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organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music...
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The Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor, Op. 107, known as the Reformation, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830 in honor of the 300th anniversary...
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fifth and final of Mendelssohn's symphonies to be completed, it was the third to be published, and has subsequently been known as Symphony No. 3. Intriguingly...
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being added posthumously. Moreover, none of Mendelssohn's earlier works including his 13 string symphonies or his operas, had any defined opus numbers...
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was composed (from 1821 to 1823 while aged 12 to 14) Mendelssohn composed twelve string symphonies. At the age of eleven, he had written a trio for strings...
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Performed by Jose Iturbi and the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Problems playing these files? See media help. Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op...
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Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14, is his last concerto. Well received at its premiere, it has remained among the most...
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Fanny Mendelssohn (14 November 1805 – 14 May 1847) was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era who was known as Fanny Hensel after her...
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include Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Suk and Elgar. Mendelssohn, in his youth, also wrote thirteen symphonies for string orchestra. Danse Sacrée L 103, No. 1 Danse...
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The String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1827. Written when he was 18 years old, it was, despite its official...
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Musopen String Quartet Problems playing these files? See media help. The String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1847...
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Wedding March Problems playing this file? See media help. Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major, written in 1842, is one of the best known of...
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Lobgesang (redirect from Symphony No. 2 (Mendelssohn))
tenor. The work lasts almost twice as long as any of Mendelssohn's purely instrumental symphonies. It was composed in 1840, along with the less-known Festgesang...
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On two occasions, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (in German Ein Sommernachtstraum). First in...
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The String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1837, and revised in 1839. This work was premièred on 29 October...
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Elijah (oratorio) (redirect from Elijah (Mendelssohn))
(‹See Tfd›German: Elias), Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting events in the life of the Prophet Elijah as told in the books...
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symphony, the Ninth (1826) is a massive work in the Classical idiom. Of the early Romantics, Felix Mendelssohn (five symphonies, plus thirteen string...
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composers composed string quartets, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Dvořák, Janáček, and Debussy. There was a slight lull in string quartet composition...
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Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11, is a work by Felix Mendelssohn, completed on 31 March 1824, when the composer was only 15 years old. The autograph...
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Strings – Mładi, Idyll Mendelssohn – The Complete String Symphonies Mendelssohn – Symphonies 1 & 4, Hebrides Overture Mendelssohn – Octet, Quintet Mozart...
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frequently performed symphonies in the world. The Ninth was the first example of a major composer scoring vocal parts in a symphony. The final (4th) movement...
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Johannes Brahms (category German string quartet composers)
His compositions include four symphonies, four concertos, a Requiem, and many songs, amongst other music for symphony orchestra, piano, organ, voices...
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of the Op. 44 set of 3 string quartets that Mendelssohn dedicated to the Crown Prince of Sweden. Like all of Mendelssohn's string quartets, this work has...
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Mendelssohn's own works, the use of just a string section as orchestral accompaniment is reminiscent of his String Symphonies, twelve of which he had written by...
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The String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1829, completed in London on September 14 (though begun in Berlin)...
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Rachmaninoff's First Symphony, and Felix Mendelssohn's Fifth Symphony. Famous symphonies written in D major include Mozart's symphonies No. 31(Paris), No...
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