Felix Mendelssohn

About the artist

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period. He was born on 3 February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany, into a prominent Jewish family; his grandfather was the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Recognised as a child prodigy, Mendelssohn’s family encouraged his musical pursuits only after he showed serious dedication to the art. Mendelssohn achieved early success in Germany and later travelled extensively throughout Europe.

Top songs

  1. Spring Song
  2. Songs Without Words, Book VI Opus 67: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
  3. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words) No. 6 in G minor, Op. 19, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied" (Venetian Gondola Song)
  4. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 2, Op. 30: No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1
  5. Song Without Words
  6. Capriccio brillant, Op. 22: Andante
  7. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19: No. 6 in G Minor (Andante sostenuto) "Venetian Gondola Song", MWV U78
  8. Allegro molto appassionato
  9. 3 Etudes Opus 104b: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
  10. Etude in F minor
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  1. Wedding March
  2. Andante
  3. III. Finale: Presto scherzando
  4. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Intermezzo
  5. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 64: Andante
  6. No. 8 in B flat minor, Op. 30/2
  7. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Nocturne
  8. Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, MWV U 110 "Venetianisches Gondellied"
  9. No. 3 in A major, Op. 19/3, Huntsman's Song
  10. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19, No. 1
  11. Song without Words, Op. 85, No. 2
  12. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14: 1. Allegro molto appassionato
  13. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 2, Op. 30: No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1, MWV U103
  14. Prelude in b minor opus 104a no.2
  15. No. 35 in B minor, Op. 67/5: Moderato
  16. Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56, MWV N 18 "Scottish": 4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
  17. Lied ohne Worte in F-sharp minor, Op. 67/2
  18. Allegretto con espressione
  19. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  20. Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 2, Allegro leggiero, MWV U145
  21. Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: II. Allegro assai
  22. Sym. No. X, H-Minor: Adagio - Allegro
  23. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: Lieder ohne Worte (Song without Words) No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 19, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied" [Venetian Gondola Song]
  24. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op.64, MWV O14: 1. Allegro molto appassionato
  25. Hebrides Overture
  26. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 6, Op. 67: No. 32 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2
  27. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19: No. 6 In G Minor (Andante sostenuto), MWV U 78 - "Venetian Gondola Song"
  28. III Andante
  29. No. 8 in B flat minor, Op. 30/
  30. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: I. Allegro molto appassionato
  31. String Quartet Op.80 (Finale)
  32. I. Allegro molto appassionato
  33. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
  34. Ein Sommernachtst
  35. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: I. Allegro molto appassionato
  36. Overture: The Hebrides, Op. 26
  37. Lieder ohne Worte, Book 2, Op. 30: VI. Allegretto tranquillo "Venetianisches Gondellied", MWV U110
  38. Andante con moto
  39. Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 21: Tempo primo
  40. Song of The Gondolier
  41. Mendelssohn: 3 Fantaisies, Op. 16: III. Andante
  42. Scherzo
  43. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19: No. 6 Andante sostenuto "Venetianisches Gondellied" (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Strings)
  44. The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)
  45. Songs without Words, Op. 67, No. 3 in B-Flat Major: Andante tranquillo
  46. Symphony No. 3 In A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 - "Scottish": 4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
  47. Allegro Non Troppo - Allegro Molto Vivace
  48. Song without Words, Op. 109
  49. Wenn sich zwei Herzen scheiden
  50. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: Song without Words, Op. 19, No. 6, Venetian Boat Song I
  51. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op.64, MWV O14: 2. Andante
  52. Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b: I. Andante con moto, MWV U86 "Sweet Remembrance"
  53. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O11: II. Adagio - Molto sostenuto
  54. Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56 - "Scottish": 4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai
  55. Nocturne
  56. Song Without Words Op. 19b (piano solo)
  57. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 2, Op. 30: No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30/1
  58. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace
  59. Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer's Night Dream): VI. Notturno
  60. Capriccio brillant in B minor, Op. 22
  61. Symphony No. 4-2: Andante Con Moto
  62. Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b: VI. Andante sostenuto "Venetian Gondola Song", MWV U78
  63. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
  64. Woe Unto Them
  65. Lieder ohne Worte II, Op. 30: VI. Venetian Gondola Song. Allegretto, MWV U110
  66. 3 Etudes Opus 104b: No. 3 in A minor
  67. Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer's Night Dream): I. Ouvertüre
  68. Movement in G minor
  69. Allegro vivace
  70. Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato –
  71. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
  72. The Hebrides, Op.26 (Fingal's Cave)
  73. Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.19b: 6. Venetianisches Gondellied
  74. Overture (Fingal's Cave)
  75. Violin Concerto in E Minor
  76. Intermezzo
  77. Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV 29: I. Molto Allegro agitato
  78. Symphony No. 4-4: Saltarello, Presto
  79. Albumblatt In E Minor, Op.117, MWV U134
  80. Overture: The Fair Melusina
  81. Overture
  82. The Hebrides, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
  83. Violin Concerto In E Minor - Andante
  84. Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major: II. Andante
  85. No. 15 in E major, Op. 38/3: Presto e molto vivace
  86. No. 38 in A minor, Op. 85/2: Allegro agitato
  87. Lied opus 34 no.2, transcription Franz Liszt: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
  88. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
  89. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64, Mwv O14: II. Andante
  90. Mendelssohn: Song Without Words in D Major, Op. 109, MWV Q34

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