Letters of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847

Letters of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847

In the first section of this Catalogue a few compositions are omitted, because the autograph notes, by which Mendelssohn was in the habit of recording the date and place of composition of his pieces, are wanting; the precise date at which these works were composed cannot therefore be given. They are as follows: These may all be placed between 1824 and 1828; the symphony, probably the earliest of all, about 1824; it was not published, however, till much later, and was then marked as Opus 11, that number happening to be vacant. In marking his works with Opus figures, both at that time and especially later, Mendelssohn invariably referred to the date, not of their composition, but of their publication; years not unfrequently intervening{440} between the two. This fact is strikingly exemplified in the Walpurgis Nacht, which, though composed in 1830, was not published till 1843, when indeed it was much over-elaborated. In his books of songs and other minor works, he was in the habit of selecting those which answered his purpose, out of a large number composed in different years. Thus, for example, the six songs in the first book of songs for mens voices (op. 50), were composed between 1837 and 1840. Dates are also wanting for All belonging to the last period, subsequent to 1840. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 50473
Author: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
Release Date: Nov 17, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Editor: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Karl, 1838-1897 , Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Paul, 1812-1874

Translator: Wallace, Grace, Lady, 1804-1878