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Felix Mendelssohn

February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847
born in Hamburg, Germany, composed during the Romantic period
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) had a life opposite the image of the Romantic ideal. He was well-educated, had very stable home and professional lives, and never had to struggle to be accepted. Even as a teen he was producing lasting classics: the Octet for strings and the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture. Mendelssohn's music reflects a gift for melody and a thorough understanding of form. The 48 Songs Without Words are prime examples of Romantic piano literature, just as the Violin Concerto is a standard of the concerto repertoire. His "Italian" and "Scottish" symphonies and the oratorio Elijah are among his other important works. ~ Patsy Morita, Rovi
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Selected Discography

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Track List: Complete String Quartets

Disc 1
Title: String Quartet No. 1 In E Flat Major, Op. 12
Title: String Quartet No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 13
Title: String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
Disc 2
Title: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op.44/1
Title: String Quartet No. 4 In E Minor, Op.44/2
Disc 3
Title: String Quartet No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op.44/3
Title: Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81
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Track List: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 / Hickox, White, Plowright, Finnie, Davies, London Symphony (Sung In English)

Disc 1
Title: Elijah (Elias), Oratorio, Op. 70
Disc 2
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Track List: Highlights Vol.1

Disc 1
Title: Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64
Title: Symphony No. 4 In A Major ("Italian"), Op. 90
Title: Elijah (Elias), Oratorio, Op. 70
Title: Paulus (Saint Paul), Oratorio, Op. 36
Disc 2
Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61
Title: Paulus (Saint Paul), Oratorio, Op. 36
Title: Symphony No. 2 In B Flat Major ("Lobgesang", "Hymn Of Praise"), Op. 52
Title: Elijah (Elias), Oratorio, Op. 70
Title: Symphony No. 2 In B Flat Major ("Lobgesang", "Hymn Of Praise"), Op. 52
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Track List: Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 Overtures

Disc 1
Title: Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 11
Title: Octet For Strings In E Flat Major, Op. 20
Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture, Op. 21
Title: The Hebrides, Overture For Orchestra In B Minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
Title: Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage, Overture In D Major, Op. 27
Disc 2
Title: Symphony No. 2 In B Flat Major ("Lobgesang", "Hymn Of Praise"), Op. 52
Disc 3
Title: Symphony No. 3 In A Minor ("Scottish"), Op. 56
Title: Overture For Orchestra In E Major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32
Title: Overture For Orchestra In C Major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101
Title: Ruy Blas, Overture For Orchestra In C Minor, Op. 95
Disc 4
Title: Symphony No. 4 In A Major ("Italian"), Op. 90
Title: Symphony No. 5 In D Major/D Minor ("Reformation"), Op. 107
Title: Overture For Wind Instruments In C Major ("Harmoniemusik"), Op. 24
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Lieder

Title: Altdeutsches Frühlingslied ("Der Trübe Winter Ist Vorbei"), Song For Voice & Piano, Op. 86/6
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Lieder Ohne Worte Vol. 1

Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 1, Op. 19b
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 2, Op. 30
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 3, Op. 38
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 4, Op. 53
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Lieder Ohne Worte Vol. 2

Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 5, Op. 62
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 6, Op. 67
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 7, Op. 85
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 8, Op. 102
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Motets & Psaumes

Title: Psalm 2 ("Warum Toben Die Heiden"), For Soloists & Double Chorus In G Minor, Op. 78/1
Title: Psalm 22 ("Mein Gott, Mein Gott, Warum Hast Du Mich Verlassen"), For Soloists & Double Chorus In E Minor, Op. 78/3
Title: Nunc Dimittis, Motet For Soloists & Chorus In E Flat Major (English Church Pieces), Op. 69/1
Title: Ehre Sei Gott In Der Hohe, For Double Chorus
Title: Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind, Sacred Piece For Chorus In C Minor, Op. 23/3
Title: Anthems (6) For Double Chorus (Sechs Sprüche), Op. 79
Title: Work(s)
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Track List: Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song

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Track List: Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas Nos. 1 - 6, Op. 65

Title: Organ Sonata No. 1 In F Minor/f Major, Op. 65/1
Title: Organ Sonata No. 2 In C Minor/c Major, Op. 65/2
Title: Organ Sonata No. 3 In A Major, Op. 65/3
Title: Organ Sonata No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 65/4
Title: Organ Sonata No. 5 In D Major, Op. 65/5
Title: Organ Sonata No. 6 In D Minor/d Major, Op. 65/6
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Piano Works, Vol. 2

Title: Preludes (3) For Piano, Op. 104a
Title: Etudes (3) For Piano, Op. 104b
Title: Variations Sérieuses, For Piano In D Minor, Op. 54
Title: Kinderstücke (6) For Piano ("Christmas Pieces"), Op. 72
Title: Gondollied, For Piano In A Major ("Barcarole")
Title: Scherzo For Piano In B Minor
Title: Piano Sonata In E Major, Op. 6
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words

Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 4, Op. 53
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 2, Op. 30
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 5, Op. 62
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 8, Op. 102
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 7, Op. 85
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 8, Op. 102
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 3, Op. 38
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 8, Op. 102
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 7, Op. 85
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 2, Op. 30
Title: Gruß ("Leise Zieht Durch Mein Gemüt"), Song For Voice & Piano, Op. 19a/5
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 6, Op. 67
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 7, Op. 85
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 6, Op. 67
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 3, Op. 38
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 4, Op. 53
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 2, Op. 30
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 6, Op. 67
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 5, Op. 62
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 6, Op. 67
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words

Disc 1
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 1, Op. 19b
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 2, Op. 30
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 3, Op. 38
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 4, Op. 53
Disc 2
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 5, Op. 62
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 6, Op. 67
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 7, Op. 85
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 8, Op. 102
Title: Kinderstücke (6) For Piano ("Christmas Pieces"), Op. 72
Title: Gondollied, For Piano In A Major ("Barcarole")
Title: Klavierstücke (2) For Piano
Title: Albumblatt For Piano In E Minor, Op. 117
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words (Selections)

Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 1 In E Major, Op. 19b/1
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 19b/2
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 3 In A Major ("Jägerlied"), Op. 19b/3
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 6 In G Minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 19b/6
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 7 In E Flat Major, Op. 30/1
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 8 In B Flat Minor, Op. 30/2
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 10 In B Minor, Op. 30/4
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 12 In F Sharp Minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 30/6
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 14 In C Minor, Op. 38/2
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 17 In A Minor, Op. 38/5
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 18 In A Flat Major ("Duetto"), Op. 38/6
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 20 In E Flat Major, Op. 53/2
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 22 In F Major, Op. 53/4
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 25 In G Major, Op. 62/1
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 27 In E Minor ("Trauermarsch"), Op. 62/3
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 29 In A Minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 62/5
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 30 In A Major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 6, Op. 67
Title: Songs Without Words (6) For Piano, Book 7, Op. 85
Title: Song Without Words For Piano No. 44 In D Major, Op. 102/2
Title: Song Without Words For Piano In D Minor ("Reiterlied")
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words II

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Track List: Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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Track List: Mendelssohn: String Symphonies

Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 12 In G Minor
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 1 In C Major
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 7 In D Minor
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 4 In C Minor
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 6 In E Flat Major
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Track List: Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets

Disc 1
Title: String Quartet No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 13
Title: Fugue For String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 81/4
Title: String Quartet No. 1 In E Flat Major, Op. 12
Disc 2
Title: String Quartet No. 4 In E Minor, Op.44/2
Title: String Quartet No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op.44/3
Disc 3
Title: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op.44/1
Title: Capriccio For String Quartet In E Minor, Op. 81/3
Title: String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
Title: Andante Sostenuto & Variations For String Quartet In E Major, Op. 81/1
Title: Scherzo For String Quartet In A Minor, Op. 81/2
Disc 4
Title: Octet For Strings In E Flat Major, Op. 20
Title: String Quartet In E Flat Major
Title: Data Track
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Track List: Mendelssohn: Twelve String Symphonies

Disc 1
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 1 In C Major
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 2 In D Major
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 3 In E Minor
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 4 In C Minor
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 5 In B Flat Major
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 6 In E Flat Major
Disc 2
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 7 In D Minor
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 8 In D Major
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 9 In C Major ("Swiss")
Disc 3
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 10 In B Minor
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 11 In F Major
Title: Sinfonia (String Symphony) For String Orchestra No. 12 In G Minor

Comments

Quite gorgeous and perfect for this stormy day.
Daniel Barenboim is one of my favorite pianists.
Ahhhhh : )
mhieber16
I agree with you. I love it. Really calming
I am just getting into this type of music and i am really enjoying it.
luckyheartz7 7
Simple and beautiful. No words needed
nmerges10
@PaulNelson @mw6r TB was a huge problem in this time and unfortunatel y took a few great composers at the time
What an amazon piece from one of my favorite composers
xili683
Well, at least that last brightness will last forever.
Cheer Up Anthony
Just a few of the things remaining in this world that gleams with beauty and gives the little hope there is left....sigh
I've noticed that many of the composers of this era died at an early age..Chopin, Schumann...t y p i c a l l y in their 40's.
mw6r
why did he die so young??
This is very beautiful and it has a lovely feel of happiness.
Dido
A Hint of what to expect in Heaven.
How do you blurb about Felix Mendelssohn wihtout discussion Symphony #4?
The first time that I heard his violin concerto in E Flat, I felt that I had heard heavenly music. I wish that there were more of it. His sister, Fanny was amazing, also. She was born in the wrong generation; girls and women were denied the use of their talents. Both young people have left a marvelous legacy. Let us not let this go to waste.
Simply amazing
You are beloved.
Classical masterpiece
dwilkins3
His notes are lighter than air....
What shame to die at such a young age, only 38 and such a great composer!
julieschultz 1 0 2 3
Stupid!stupi d ! s t u p i d ( :
You Are Beautiful Sir.
brings tears to my eyes
lilian.shkad a k o v
this music is so enchanting listening to it i drift off into a beautiful dimension where nothing but pureness, and beauty exists!!!
Che bella♥
Beautiful.
Just love iit
This music is beautiful at many levels , I do study music and the Romantic area , ( it expalins it's self ) , has a beautiful sound which i find is much better than the classical and othier arae. I also find how they defrent insterments they can realy make a pichture in your mind ( I love poetry ) , a commen word used for that is Imagery. This is where a peot can use words that can make a pichture ( Painting is a good example ) and this realy can be a great example of a engineus when it comes to
gee, could it be that he didn't have to worry about acceptance, was that his grandfather was a converted jew. i find it hard to believe anti-semitis m didn't take the same toll on him as on his contemporary , benjamin disraeli, especially in germany.
dgkledz
The bomb diggity giggidy geeleesh a freaktastic genius
veesbunch9
Well said!
Mendelssohn has the capacity to transport one to a peaceful, heavenly place. His music is so gentle, and expresses such a feeling of Isaiah's peace to the soul.
Very well said. It is beautiful music.
I find this music meditative; it fills the room with a beautiful and calming feeling, and goes so well with the late afternoon sun streaming in the windows.
browerfamily
Gorgeous! Reading homework and listening to this piece can be hard- since the music just grabs you and draws you in. But, alas I will continue on.
tis a symphony with a harmony of life.
wonderful
snowwomanfro s t y 5
Amazing just.... Amazing
@drew_wallne r , Not to seem rude, but I'm fairly certain you'll find you answer on Samsung's tech site, just google it. More importantly, I think the biography is trying to say that when the piece was written he had a relatively easy life, as apposed to many other composers whose darkness easily shows.
Oops, excuse the typo . . . description.
Felix Mendelssohn helps me while I work. His biography does not give a fair discription of his life. To read more about Felix, read about his grandfather Moses, Mendels's son, known as the spiritual leader to many Jews. Felix's father, Abraham, who owned the Mendelssohn Bank with his brother had to flee Hamburg with his family for breaking Napoleon's Continental System. The bank was taken over by the Nazis and is now known as the Duetch Bank, the largest European bank, owned by the Mendelsso
One of my favorite violin concertos
silkee_00
This music helps me think. I love listening to it at work.
Soothing music for the stressed out!
One great thing about Mendelssohn was his discovery and promotion of Bach's Mass in B minor. There's also a sunny fecundity to M's music which piano teachers and historians like to call felicitous. But apart from all that, what's up with the peculiar comments on his page?
HEAVENLY MUSIC FOR A PEACEFULSOUL ! ! !
Beautiful!!! !
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