Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

1809–1847 · German

27 catalogued orchestral works — all with instrumentation confirmed against a source.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1822Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3str only22'
1823Concerto for Two Pianos in E major, MWV O52 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str38'
1823Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D minor, MWV O4str36'
1824Concerto for Two Pianos in A-flat major, MWV O62 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str38'
1824Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 112 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str33'
1826Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 212 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 1 — tmp — str12'
1826Trumpet Overture in C major, op.1012 2 2 2 — 2 2 3 0 — tmp — str10'
1828Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Overture op.273[1.2.pic] 2 2 2+cbn — 2 2 3 0 — tmp — str12'
1829Son and Stranger (Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde), Overture op.892 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str7'
1830Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor, op. 107 “Reformation”2 2 2 2+cbn — 2 2 3 0 — tmp — str33'
1830The Hebrides Overture, op. 26 “Fingal's Cave”2 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str10'
1831Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 252 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str20'
1832Capriccio Brillant in B minor, op.222 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str10'
1833Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”2 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str27'
1833The Fair Melusine (Die schöne Melusine), Overture op.322 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str11'
1834Rondo Brillant in E-flat major, op.292 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str10'
1836St. Paul (Paulus), Oratorio op.36 · chorus2 2 2 2+cbn — 2 2 3 0 — tmp — org — str125'
1837Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, op. 402 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str24'
1838Serenade and Allegro giocoso in B minor, op.432 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str11'
1839Ruy Blas Overture, op. 952 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 0 — tmp — str8'
1840Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 “Lobgesang” · chorus2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 0 — tmp — org — str65'
1842A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61 (complete incidental music) · chorus2 2 2 2 — 2 3 3 1 — tmp+2 — str45'
1842Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”2 2 2 2 — 4 2 0 0 — tmp — str38'
1843Die erste Walpurgisnacht (The First Walpurgis Night), op.60 · chorus3[1.2.pic] 2 2 2+cbn — 2 2 3 0 — tmp+perc — str35'
1844Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 642 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str27'
1845Athalie, Overture op.742 2 2 2 — 2 2 3 0 — tmp — str8'
1846Elijah, op. 70 · chorus2 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp — org — str130'

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