Felix Mendelssohn

Years: 1809–1847
Nationality: Germany
Born in: Hamburg
Works: 256
Recordings: 6,616

Biography

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809–1847)

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Born

February 3, 1809

Hamburg

Died

November 4, 1847

Influenced

Charles Gounod Fanny Mendelssohn

By Form

Lied78 Sonata12 String Quartet9 Overture8 Symphony6 Concerto4 Cantata3 Oratorio1

Top Performers

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Orchestra · 454 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 359 rec

Kurt Masur

Conductor · 309 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 281 rec

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 168 rec

Nicol Matt

Conductor · 166 rec

Michel Corboz

Conductor · 160 rec

Howard Shelley

Conductor · 149 rec

Gulbenkian Orchestra

Orchestra · 147 rec

Philippe Herreweghe

Conductor · 140 rec

Helmuth Rilling

Conductor · 138 rec

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Conductor · 138 rec

Works (256)

All recordings →Albums featuring →Canonical catalog (322)

Title	Catalog	Form	Key	Year	Recordings
Sonate d-Moll, op. 65 Nr. 6 "Vaterunser"	Op. 65 no. 6	Sonata	-	1844	76
String Symphonie no. 11 in F major	—	Symphony	-	-	76
Sonate B-Dur, op. 65 Nr. 4	Op. 65 no. 4	Sonata	-	1844	63
Sonate C-moll, op. 65 Nr. 2	Op. 65 no. 2	Sonata	-	1844	60
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6	Op. 62 no. 6	-	-	-	52
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major (1843) (MWV Q 32)	Op. 58	Sonata	-	1843	50
Sonate A-Dur, op. 65 Nr. 3	Op. 65 no. 3	Sonata	-	1844	50
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (1827) (MWV R 22) (actually the composer's 1st mature String Quartet)	Op. 13	String Quartet	-	1827	49
Psalm 42 for choir and orchestra (1837) (MWV A 15)	Op. 42	Cantata	-	1837	48
Sonate D-Dur, op. 65 Nr. 5	Op. 65 no. 5	Sonata	-	1844	40
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, op. 34 Nr. 2	Op. 34 no. 2	-	-	1834–1837	36
Lied ohne Worte C-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 4	Op. 67 no. 4	-	-	1843	36
Violin Sonata (No. 2) in F minor (1823) (MWV Q 12)	Op. 4	Sonata	-	1823	34
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), Overture in D major for orchestra (1828) (MWV P 5)	Op. 27	Overture	-	1828	31
Cello Sonata No. 1 in B♭ major (1838) (MWV Q 27)	Op. 45	Sonata	-	1838	28
Sextet for Violin, 2 Violas, Cello, Double Bass and Piano in D major, op. 110	Op. 110	-	-	-	28
String Quintet no. 2 in B flat major, op. 87	Op. 87	-	-	-	28
Symphony no. 2 in B flat major, op. 52, "Lobgesang"	Op. 52	-	-	-	28
Concert Piece for Clarinet, Basset Horn and Piano no. 1 in F major, op. 113	Op. 113	-	-	-	27
String Quartet No. 1 in E♭ major (1829) (MWV R 25) (actually composed after Op. 13)	Op. 12	String Quartet	-	1829	26