- Written between 1834-37, Mendelssohn’s set of 6 songs, Op. 34, were originally written for voice and piano. Arrangements for alternative instrumental duos have become common as well, such as violin and piano or cello and piano.
- Minnelied (text from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
- Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (text by Heinrich Heine)
- Frühlingslied (text by Karl Klingemann)
- Suleika (text by Marianne von Willemer)
- Sonntagslied (text by Karl Klingemann)
- Reiselied (text by Heinrich Heine)
- Op. 34 was dedicated to Julie Jeanrenaud, Mendelssohn’s sister-in-law.1
Sources
- “6 Gesänge, Op.34 (Mendelssohn, Felix),” IMSLP, accessed March 4, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/6_Ges%C3%A4nge%2C_Op.34_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix).
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