Concert Piece No. 1 in f minor for Clarinet, Basset Horn & Strings, Op. 113

Composer: MENDELSSOHN, Felix
  • Mendelssohn composed this piece in 1832 for clarinet, basset horn and piano. He released an orchestrated version in 1833. His op.114 in d minor is scored for the same ensemble.1
  • Both Op.113 and Op.114 were composed for Heinrich Baermann and his son Karl, wind virtuosi.
  • Mendelssohn gave this piece a goofy manuscript title: The Battle of Prague: A Great Duet for Noodles or Cream Pastry, Clarinet, and Basset Horn.2
    • You should know that in German this is: Die Schlacht bei Prag. Ein grosses Duett für Dampfnudel oder Rahmstrudel, Clarinett u. Bassethorn.
    • No I did not make this up.

Sources

  1. R. Larry Todd, “Mendelssohn(-Bartholdy), (Jacob Ludwig) Felix,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 14, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000051795. 
  2. R. Larry Todd, Mendelssohn: A Life in Music (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003), 266.

Cut IDs

21353