Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

1809–1847 · German

94 catalogued orchestral works — 84 with instrumentation confirmed against a source, 10 still marked TBD. We publish TBD rather than a guess.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1820Largo and Allegro in D minor, MWV O 1 (piano and strings)Confirmed—
1821String Sinfonia No. 1 in C major, MWV N 1Confirmed11'
1821String Sinfonia No. 2 in D major, MWV N 2Confirmed10'
1821String Sinfonia No. 3 in E minor, MWV N 3Confirmed8'
1821String Sinfonia No. 4 in C minor, MWV N 4Confirmed8'
1821String Sinfonia No. 5 in B-flat major, MWV N 5Confirmed11'
1821String Sinfonia No. 6 in E-flat major, MWV N 6Confirmed12'
1822Gloria in E-flat major, MWV A 1 · chorusConfirmed25'
1822Magnificat in D major, MWV A 2 · chorusConfirmed24'
1822Piano Concerto in A minor, MWV O 2Confirmed32'
1822String Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor, MWV N 7Confirmed23'
1822String Sinfonia No. 8 in D major, MWV N 8Confirmed30'
1822Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3Confirmed22'
1823Concerto for Two Pianos in E major, MWV O5Confirmed32'
1823Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra in D minor, MWV O4 (full-orchestra version)TBD36'
1823Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D minor, MWV O4Confirmed36'
1823String Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor, MWV N 10Confirmed11'
1823String Sinfonia No. 11 in F minor, MWV N 11Confirmed38'
1823String Sinfonia No. 12 in G minor, MWV N 12Confirmed20'
1823String Sinfonia No. 8 in D major, MWV N 8 (composer's version with winds)Confirmed30'
1823String Sinfonia No. 9 in C major, MWV N 9Confirmed29'
1824Concerto for Two Pianos in A-flat major, MWV O6Confirmed42'
1824Nocturno in C major, MWV P 1 (original eleven-wind version of op. 24)Confirmed10'
1824Salve Regina (soprano and strings)Confirmed8'
1824Sinfoniesatz in C minor, MWV N 14 (String Sinfonia No. 13)Confirmed8'
1824Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 11Confirmed33'
1825Die Hochzeit des Camacho (The Marriage of Camacho), op. 10 · opera · chorusConfirmed110'
1825Die Hochzeit des Camacho, op. 10: OvertureTBD—
1825Kyrie in D minor, MWV A 3 · chorusConfirmed11'
1825String Octet in E-flat major, op. 20Confirmed32'
1826Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21Confirmed12'
1826Te Deum a 8 in D major · chorusConfirmed35'
1826Trumpet Overture in C major, op.101Confirmed10'
1827Tu es Petrus, op. 111 · chorusConfirmed8'
1828Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Overture op.27Confirmed12'
1828Jesu, meine Freude (chorale cantata) · chorusConfirmed9'
1829Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde (Son and Stranger), op. 89 (complete Singspiel) · opera · chorusConfirmed—
1829Scherzo from the String Octet, op. 20 (composer's orchestration)Confirmed5'
1829Son and Stranger (Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde), Overture op.89Confirmed7'
1830O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (chorale cantata) · chorusConfirmed14'
1830Psalm 115 “Nicht unserm Namen, Herr”, op. 31 · chorusConfirmed16'
1830Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor, op. 107 “Reformation”Confirmed33'
1830The Hebrides Overture, op. 26 “Fingal's Cave”Confirmed10'
1831Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 25Confirmed20'
1831Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich (chorale cantata) · chorusConfirmed6'
1832Capriccio Brillant in B minor, op.22Confirmed10'
1833Konzertstück No. 1 in F minor, op. 113 (composer's orchestral version)TBD8'
1833Konzertstück No. 2 in D minor, op. 114 (orchestrated by Carl Baermann)TBD9'
1833Responsorium et Hymnus, op. 121 · chorusConfirmed11'
1833Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”Confirmed27'
1833The Fair Melusine (Die schöne Melusine), Overture op.32Confirmed11'
1834Infelice, MWV H 4 (1834 London version, with obbligato violin)TBD—
1834Rondo Brillant in E-flat major, op.29Confirmed10'
1836St. Paul (Paulus), op. 36: OvertureTBD7'
1836St. Paul (Paulus), Oratorio op.36 · chorusConfirmed130'
1836Trauermarsch (Funeral March) in A minor, op. 103Confirmed10'
1837Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, op. 40Confirmed24'
1838Overture for Wind Band in C major, op. 24Confirmed10'
1838Psalm 42 “Wie der Hirsch schreit”, op. 42 · chorusConfirmed26'
1838Psalm 95 “Kommt, lasst uns anbeten”, op. 46 · chorusConfirmed25'
1838Serenade and Allegro giocoso in B minor, op.43Confirmed11'
1839Psalm 114 “Da Israel aus Ägypten zog”, op. 51 · chorusConfirmed12'
1839Ruy Blas Overture, op. 95Confirmed8'
1840Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 52 “Lobgesang” · chorusConfirmed65'
1841Antigone, op. 55 (incidental music) · chorusConfirmed55'
1841March in D major, op. 108Confirmed—
1842A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61 (complete incidental music) · chorusConfirmed45'
1842A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61 no. 1: ScherzoConfirmed5'
1842A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61 no. 5: IntermezzoConfirmed4'
1842A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61 no. 7: Notturno (Nocturne)TBD6'
1842A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61 no. 9: Hochzeitsmarsch (Wedding March)Confirmed5'
1842Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”Confirmed38'
1843Die erste Walpurgisnacht (The First Walpurgis Night), op.60 · chorusConfirmed35'
1843Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Te Deum), MWV A 20 · chorusConfirmed—
1843Hymne “Lass, o Herr, mich Hilfe finden”, op. 96 · chorusConfirmed14'
1843Infelice, op. 94 (1843 version)Confirmed—
1843Psalm 98 “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied”, op. 91 · chorusConfirmed8'
1844Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor, MWV O 13 (unfinished; completed by Marcello Bufalini)TBD—
1844Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64Confirmed27'
1845Athalie, op. 74 (complete incidental music) · chorusConfirmed60'
1845Athalie, op. 74: Kriegsmarsch der Priester (War March of the Priests)Confirmed5'
1845Athalie, Overture op.74Confirmed8'
1845Oedipus at Colonus (Ödipus in Kolonos), op. 93 (incidental music) · chorusConfirmed55'
1846Elijah, op. 70 · chorusConfirmed130'
1846Festgesang “An die Künstler”, op. 68 · chorusConfirmed10'
1846Lauda Sion, op. 73 · chorusConfirmed31'
1846Symphony No. 6 in C major (unfinished; reconstruction by Luukas Hiltunen, 2023)TBD25'
1847Christus, op. 97 (unfinished oratorio) · chorusConfirmed21'
1847Hear my prayer (Hör mein Bitten), orchestral version · chorusConfirmed9'
2009String Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 (orchestrated by Yoon Jae Lee)Confirmed32'
2016Andante from the Clarinet Sonata in E-flat (orchestrated by Jörg Widmann)Confirmed7'
2016Overture for Wind Band in C major, op. 24 (transcribed for orchestra by Yoon Jae Lee)Confirmed10'
2016Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21 (reduced orchestration by David Matthews)Confirmed13'
—Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words): SuiteTBD—

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