Born in Hamburg, Feb 3, 1809
Died in Leipzig, Nov 4, 1847
Full name given upon baptism in 1816: Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Pieces
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Overture, Op. 21 & Incidental Music, Op. 61)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March
- Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27
- Concert Piece No. 1 in f minor for Clarinet, Basset Horn & Strings, Op. 113
- Concerto for Two Pianos in E Major
- Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave), Op. 26
- Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words), Op. 109
- Lieder ohne Worte (“Songs without words”)
- Octet, Op. 20
- Overture for Wind Instruments in C Major, Op. 24
- String Symphonies
- Symphony No. 1 in c minor, Op. 11
- Symphony No. 2: Lobgesang, Op. 52
- Symphony No. 3 in a minor, “Scottish,” Op. 56
- Symphony No. 4 in A Major, “Italian”
- Symphony No. 5 in D Major, “Reformation,” Op. 107
- The Fair Melusina, Overture, Op. 32
- Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64