Felix Mendelssohn

Years: 1809–1847
Nationality: Germany
Born in: Hamburg
Works: 250
Recordings: 6,605

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

Lied77 Sonata12 Overture9 String Quartet9 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 (250)

All recordings →Albums featuring →Canonical catalog (322)

Title	Catalog	Form	Key	Year	Recordings
Elijah (Oratorio) for choir and orchestra (1846) (MWV A 25)	Op. 70	-	-	1846	25
Rondo capriccioso in E major for piano (1830) (MWV U 67)	Op. 14	Lied	-	1830	25
Ruy Blas, overture in C minor, op. 95	Op. 95	Overture	-	-	24
Capriccio Brillant in B minor for piano and orchestra (1832) (MWV O 8)	Op. 22	-	-	1832	23
Lauda Sion, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, op. 73	Op. 73	-	-	-	23
Das Märchen von der schönen Melusine (The Beautiful Melusine), Overture in F major for orchestra (1833) (MWV P 12)	Op. 32	Overture	-	1833	22
Lied ohne Worte E-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 1	Op. 19b no. 1	Lied	-	1829	22
Lied ohne Worte G-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 1	Op. 62 no. 1	-	-	-	22
Variations sérieuses for piano (1841) (MWV U 156)	Op. 54	-	-	1841	22
Lied ohne Worte g-Moll, op. 19b Nr. 6	Op. 19b no. 6	Lied	-	1829	21
Athalie, op. 74	Op. 74	-	-	-	20
Concert Piece in D minor for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano, op. 114	Op. 114	-	-	-	20
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 3 (Jägerlied)	Op. 19b no. 3	-	-	1829	20
Lied ohne Worte fis-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 6	Op. 30 no. 6	Lied	-	-	19
1.1.4 –72	Op. 61	Overture	-	-	18
Lied ohne Worte, for cello and piano, op. 109	Op. 109	-	-	-	18
(6) Kinderstücke [Children's pieces] for piano (1842) No. 1 Allegro non troppo in G major (MWV U 171) No. 2 Andante sostenuto in E♭ major (MWV U 170) No. 3 Allegretto in G major (MWV U 164) No. 4 Andante con moto in D major (MWV U 169) No. 5 Allegro assai in G minor (MWV U 166) No. 6 Vivace in F major (MWV U 168)	Op. 72	-	-	1842	18
Ave Maria, op. 23 no. 2	Op. 23 no. 2	-	-	1830	17
Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor (1824/25) (MWV Q 17)	Op. 3	String Quartet	-	1824	16
3 Psalms, for soloists and double chorus, op. 78	Op. 78	-	-	-	15