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)...

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...

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...

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...

organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music...

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...

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...

being added posthumously. Moreover, none of Mendelssohn's earlier works including his 13 string symphonies or his operas, had any defined opus numbers...

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...

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...

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...

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...

include Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Suk and Elgar. Mendelssohn, in his youth, also wrote thirteen symphonies for string orchestra. Danse Sacrée L 103, No. 1 Danse...

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...

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...

On two occasions, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (in German Ein Sommernachtstraum). First in...

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...

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...

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...

(‹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...

symphony, the Ninth (1826) is a massive work in the Classical idiom. Of the early Romantics, Felix Mendelssohn (five symphonies, plus thirteen string...

composers composed string quartets, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Dvořák, Janáček, and Debussy. There was a slight lull in string quartet composition...

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...

Strings – Mładi, Idyll Mendelssohn – The Complete String Symphonies Mendelssohn – Symphonies 1 & 4, Hebrides Overture Mendelssohn – Octet, Quintet Mozart...

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...

His compositions include four symphonies, four concertos, a Requiem, and many songs, amongst other music for symphony orchestra, piano, organ, voices...

Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio, Op. 11 Felix Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 40 Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 49 Symphony No. 5...

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...

Rachmaninoff's First Symphony, and Felix Mendelssohn's Fifth Symphony. Famous symphonies written in D major include Mozart's symphonies No. 31(Paris), No...

First Symphony. Mendelssohn himself was an accomplished violinist and violist, playing one of the viola parts in an early performance of his own String Octet...