Oratorium. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn composed his first oratorio Paulus under the impression of his own revival of J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in 1829. He integrated chorale settings into St. Paul, for which he was accused by his contemporaries of making a stylistic break, using an element unsuitable to church music. In spite of these reservations, during Mendelssohn’s life…

Herttrich Ernst (Editor) - Schilde Klaus (Editor). Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. After an early work and a discontinued attempt in 1831/32 Mendelssohn made his breakthrough in this important chamber music genre in the summer of 1839 with the Piano Trio in d minor op. 49, which was to be followed six years later by the Trio in c minor op. 66. On publication of the first trio, Schumann took the o…

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn’s St. Paul with just seven instead of the usual 18 wind instruments? Thanks to this arrangement for chamber orchestra, a performance with smaller forces is now possible, and presents an attractive alternative for performing Mendelssohn’s first oratorio – not only in times of Corona. For it is often considerations of space, a limited budget, or the size …

Oratorium. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn composed his first oratorio Paulus under the impression of his own revival of J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in 1829. He integrated chorale settings into St. Paul, for which he was accused by his contemporaries of making a stylistic break, using an element unsuitable to church music. In spite of these reservations, during Mendelssohn’s life…

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah caused a sensation at its world première performance, sung in English, in Birmingham UK in August 1846. The huge forces marshalled for the occasion delighted the audience, who demanded no fewer than eight encores and loudly acclaimed the composer despite an injunction to observe the solemnity of the occasion by refraining from ap…

Trompeten-Ouvertüre-The Overture in C major the so-called “Trumpet Overture” with its brass fanfare was composed in 1826 and a second version with considerable revisions was made in 1833 for performances in D?sseldorf and London.The Overture in C major was first published posthumously in 1867.Christopher Hogwood’s Urtext edition takes into account both Mendelssohn’s autogr…

Sinfonias I-VIII composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy editor: Boris von Haken Instrumentation : string orchestra Édition : study score Série : Eulenburg Miniature Scores N° d'édition : ETP 1531 Description Mendelssohn, between the ages of 11 and 14 produced over 100 works in a wide variety of musical genres and perhaps the most impressive of these early works are the 12 Sinfonias for string or…

This collection of Easy String Quartets includes 5 pieces suitable for players Grade 1-3. The pieces cover a wide range of musical periods and European styles, from Baroque to Romantic, from Italy to Austria and England, to give young players a broad spectrum while acquainting them with the basics of playing chamber music. The compositions included are: Allegretto Op. 72 #3 (Mendelssohn), Allegro …

Over 160 of the best-loved piano pieces together in one comprehensive volume! This is a celebration of easy and rewarding solos for the American pianist. Nowhere else will you find gathered together in one piano treasury so many of America's favorite folk songs, patriotic solos, ragtime gems, blues instrumentals, and jazz standards - along with the beloved classical masterpieces of Bach, Beethoven…