Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Chamber Ensemble Sheet Music

The string quartet is generally considered as the chamber-music genre of the classical era: invented by Haydn, elaborated by Haydn and Mozart, and brought to its compositional peak by Beethoven. All l...

Spirited', 'dramatic', 'highly expressive', and 'masterly' are among the comments made upon Mendelssohn's String Quartets op. 44 nos 1-3. He wrote them in 1837/1838, at a very happy time: he had just...

Mendelssohn's String Quartet op. 80 is one of his few 'autobiographical' works, a moving musical document of his grief over the death of his sister Fanny and his attempt to artistically process the pa...

Mendelssohn is considered a self-critical composer, who repeatedly reworked a number of his pieces until he deemed them worthy to be published. The path to his first Piano Trio was particularly rocky:...

After the great success of his first Piano Trio in d minor op. 49, some five years passed before Mendelssohn set to work on a new composition for this formation. But then the c-minor Trio came into be...

For Woodwing Quintet and optional Piano or Harp.

From Felix Mendelssohn's Song Without Words (Op. 67, No. 4), this piece has also been refered to as Bee's Wedding since the busy accompaniment to the melody resembles the buzzing of bees.

This piece is one of the most popular processionals for brides. It has been used in countless wedding services, movies and television programs.

Arranged by R. Bernard Fitzgerald. Brass quintet. For Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Horn, Tenor, Tuba. Score and parts. Opus 23. 8 pages.

In view of Mendelssohn's strong revising obsession, the quintets pose some challenges to the editor: in the A-major quintet, after he replaced an inner movement and switched the order of the movements...

Geniestreich des Jugendlichen Das Oktett op. 20 zählt zusammen mit der 'Sommernachtstraum'-Ouvertüre zu den unbestrittenen Meisterwerken des jugendlichen Komponisten aus den Jahren 1825/26.

4 Violinen, 2 Violen, 2 Celli - Stimmensatz

The genesis of Mendelssohn's string quintets is closely connected to his friend Eduard Rietz and the latter's brother Julius. Deeply affected by Eduard's death in 1832, Mendelssohn exchanged the 'Minu...

Aus der Werkstatt eines Wunderkindes Mit jugendlicher Unbekümmertheit schrieb Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1820 im Alter von 11 Jahren zunächst ein 'Largo und Allegro' für Klavier solo. Dann fügte er e...