‎Mendelssohn‎

‎MENDELSSOHN‎

‎TU ES PETRUS ! - Collection Litolff‎

‎ENOCH & cie. SANS DATE. In-8. En feuillets. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 41 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 780.26-Partitions‎

‎Comp. 1827. OP. 111. 10442. Classification Dewey : 780.26-Partitions‎

Bookseller reference : RO50032404

‎MENDELSSOHN‎

‎VARIATIONS SERIEUSES - OP.54 - N°12575.‎

‎A. DURAND & CIE. 1918. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 14 pages de partitions. Couverture de protection plastique transparente. Plats en couleur. Tampon sur le premier plat ainsi que sur la première page. Annotations au crayon à papier sur quelques phrases.. . . . Classification Dewey : 780.26-Partitions‎

‎Classification Dewey : 780.26-Partitions‎

Bookseller reference : RO50044155

‎MENDELSSOHN‎

‎VOLUME 5 : ANDANTE CON VARIAZIONI, TROIS PRELUDES ET 3 ETUDES, FEUILLE D'ALBUM, CAPRICCIO‎

‎A. Durand & Fils. début XXème. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Mors fendus, Intérieur frais. 65 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 780.26-Partitions‎

‎D. & F. 9553. Contient Op. 82, Op. 104, n°1 et 2, Op. 117, IOp. 18. Révision par Maurice Ravel. Partitions pour piano. Classification Dewey : 780.26-Partitions‎

Bookseller reference : RO50028180

‎Mendelssohn Capdeville‎

‎Marche nuptiale transcription pour orgue (extrait du songe d'une nuit d'été )‎

‎Editions philippo 1938 in4. 1938. Agrafé. 10 pages. Très Bon Etat sans rousseurs‎

Bookseller reference : 143400

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix‎

‎ELIJAH; An oratorio‎

‎NY: Schirmer. Large 8vo pp. vii 108. Two pamphlets "Descriptive notes on the oratoria.' laid in along with a program for a performance in Schenectady NY on April 26 1923. Cardboard cover with front from original paper wrap pasted on. Cover loose interior solid good. Schirmer unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 47592

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix‎

‎Letters‎

‎New York: Pantheon 1945. hardcover. very good/good. Edited by G. Seldon-Goth. Frontis illustrated. 373pp. 8vo cloth-backed decorative boards d.w.; dust jacket worn and torn. New York: Pantheon 1945. A very good copy in a good dust jacket.<br/><br/> Pantheon unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 217386

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix‎

‎Letters‎

‎New York: Kraus Reprint Co 1969. hardcover. very good. Edited by G. Seldon-Goth. Frontis illustrated. 373pp. tall 8vo cloth. New York: Krauss Reprint Company 1969. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Kraus Reprint Co unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 90614

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix et al.‎

‎THE SILVER CHORD:; A companion to the "Home circle." A collection of favorite songs ballads duets and quartets. With piano-forte accompaniment‎

‎Boston: Ditson 1862. 4to pp. 201. Paper over boards cloth spine. Cover soiled and worn interior little foxed and worn but intact. Good. Ditson unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 47694

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 13. Quatuor pour deux Violons Viola et Violoncelle . Parts‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 4980 1850. Folio. Unbound as issued. 1 title 2 blank 3-13 i publisher's catalogue; 9 i blank; 10; 8 pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>The first page of the first violin part page 3 contains the song "Ist es Wahr" for voice and piano; the violin part begins on page 4.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn. Minor stain to title. Re-issue of the first edition of 1830. MWV R22. Wehner p. 276. Not in Hoboken. Krause 177.<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber . <br/><br/>. Between 1827 and 1847 he composed six string quartets and had begun work on a seventh at the end of his life. The first two op. 13 in A minor 1827 and op. 12 in Eb 1829 show a rapprochement with the late quartets of Beethoven. To the Swedish musician Adolf Lindblad Mendelssohn explained his concern for the organic relationship of the various movements to the whole . In op. 13 the quintessential thematic material is drawn from the lied Frage op. 9 no. 1 with explicit quotations from the song in the outer and more hidden references in the inner movements of the quartet." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 4980] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 36199

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 14. Les Favorites Piano solo‎

‎Copenhague: Horneman & Erslev 1860. Folio. Disbound. 1 collective title listing within decorative lithographic border by Ch. M. Tegners 2-9 pp. Engraved. <br/><br/>Collective title lists 19 numbers by various composers.<br/><br/>Slightly browned and soiled. MWV U67.<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Horneman & Erslev unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 36191

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 18. Quintuor pour deux Violons deux Altos et Violoncelle . Oeuvre 18 Prix 9 Francs. Parts‎

‎Bonn: N. Simrock PN 3045 1833. Folio. Unbound. <br/><br/>Violino 1mo: 1 title 2-13 i blank<br/>Violino 2do: 11 i blank<br/>Viola 1ma: 11 i blank<br/>Viola 2da: 11 i blank<br/>Violoncello: 11 i blank pp. <br/><br/>Engraved throughout. <br/><br/>Slightly worn and browned; binder's hole to upper inner margin; early manuscript initial "A" and the number "5" to first page of music of each part. First Edition. Scarce. Wehner p. 275. Catalogue of the Mendelssohn papers III 634. Hoboken 10 144. <br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber." <br/><br/>"Of the two string quintets the first op. 18 in A begins with a graceful Mozartian theme somewhat reminiscent of the Clarinet Quintet K581. The use of fugal writing and in the original minuet intricate double canons imbued the first version of this work with a severely academic quality; in 1832 Mendelssohn replaced the minuet with the emotionally charged Intermezzo in memory of Eduard Ritez." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. N. Simrock [PN 3045] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 29636

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 26. Drei Concerrt-Ouverturen . No. 2. Die Fingals-Höhle . Full score‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 5543 1850. Octavo. Dark ivory cloth-backed marbled boards with titling gilt to spine. 1f. recto title verso blank 52 pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>With small publisher's and Theune Amsterdam to foot of title. <br/><br/>Binding slightly worn. Minor internal wear browning soiling and foxing; contemporary signature illegible to blank upper margin of title. First Edition later issue. Wehner MWV P 7 p. 244; SD 10 pp. 472-3. Krause 141. Ward Jones III 401. Hoboken 10 167 first issue. <br/><br/>Mendelssohn began work on the Hebrides overture in August 1829 while on the west coast of Scotland. There he visited the famous Fingal's Cave in the Inner Hebrides named after the mythological Gaelic hero Fingal largely a creation of Scottish poet James Macpherson. Mendelssohn revised portions of the overture numerous times including the title. It was first performed as The Isles of Fingal by the Philharmonic Society in London 14 May 1832. Although Mendelssohn finally settled on Die Hebriden as the title the first editions were published as Fingals-Höhle.<br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 5543] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35152

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 36. Paulus. Full score‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN M.B. 85 1878. RIETZ Julius 1812-1877 ed. Folio. Original publisher's gray wrappers with titling within decorative border. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. contents 328 pp. Engraved. Text in German.<br/><br/>In the series: "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Werke. Kritisch durchgesehene Ausgabe von Julius Reitz. Mit Genehmigung der Originalverleger. Serie 13. Oratorien. Partitur." From the Breitkopf edition of Mendelssohn's Complete Works No. 85. <br/><br/>From the library of composer Horace Middleton 1879-1961 with his small handstamp to upper wrapper and title. Small oval handstamp of Novello to upper wrapper and blank foot of title.<br/><br/>Wrappers rather worn; corner of upper lacking; lower detached. Occasional light foxing heavier to some leaves; edges somewhat soiled; some signatures split. Wehner MWV A 14 p. 19. <br/><br/>Paulus an oratorio to a libretto by Julius Schubring after Acts was first performed as part of the Niederrheinische Musikfest in Düsseldorf on 22 May 1836. Simrock printed the first edition of the piano-vocal score in December 1836 and the full score the following spring. <br/><br/>Mendelssohn distinguished himself in many fields and his contributions to sacred choral music are no exception. He was the most prominent advocate for the music of J.S. Bach reviving the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 and helped to reestablish the oratorio by providing two superb examples: St. Paul 1836 and Elijah 1846.<br/><br/>"From Bach's Passions and Handel's oratorios Mendelssohn borrowed the use of the traditional narrator to relate in recitatives the dramatic action of the work. Conspicuously Bachian are the chorales interspersed throughout the oratorio to demarcate the principal structural divisions diffusing according to Carl Klingemann 'a calmness through the whole'. On the other hand a debt to Handel is revealed in the rich variety of the choruses which include several that directly engage in the dramatic action and several cast in a variety of fugal styles. Prefacing the oratorio is an overture that evokes Paul's struggle for spiritual awakening by means of the chorale Wachet auf and a dissonant fugue with its subject derived from the first strain of the chorale." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>Horace Middleton was a British-born musician who served on the faculty of Bennett College from 1919 to the mid-1930s. He was best known for the music he composed for the Greek plays performed at the college. See obituary Millbrook Round Table November 23 1961. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN M.B. 85] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35280

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 39 No. 3. Drei Motetten für weibliche Stimmen mit Begleitung der Orgel Score and parts‎

‎Bonn: N. Simrock PN 3441 1838. Folio. 21 pp. 4 parts of 4 pp. each title and price to Soprano I part. Engraved. Text in Latin and German. <br/><br/>SSAA with organ.<br/><br/>From the library of composer E.J. Biedermann 1849-1933 with his signature in pencil to head of score and each part; small oval handstamp of G. Schirmer to foot of title and each part.<br/><br/>Split at spine; minor creasing; edges slightly worn and cockled. First Edition later issue. Wehner MWV B 23 p. 51. Not in Krause. Ward Jones III 488 490. Hoboken 10 193.<br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. N. Simrock [PN 3441] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35281

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 44. Trois Grands Quatuors‎

‎Leipsic: Breitkopf & Härtel PNs 6022 6023 6024 1839. Folio. Unbound as issued. Engraved.<br/>I: 13 11 11 9 pp.<br/>II: 13 11 11 11 pp. <br/>III: 15 13 13 13 pp. <br/><br/>With fine decorative titles printed in sepia to each quartet. <br/><br/>Staining mostly marginal to first few leaves of first quartet including title and outer edges of third quartet otherwise very good copies. First Editions. Very scarce. Not in Krause. Müller-Reuter I pp. 131-133. Hoboken 10: 201 202 203. <br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber." <br/><br/>"The three quartets op.44 written during the idyllic period of Mendelssohn's honeymoon and first year of marriage show signs of a Classical tendency." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PNs 6022, 6023, 6024] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 18717

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 55. Musik zu Antigone von Sophokles Piano-vocal score‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN M.B.114 Kl.A 1876. RIETZ Julius 1812-1877 ed. Folio. Modern mid-blue cloth-backed marbled boards with original publisher's light blue printed upper wrapper with titling within decorative border laid down to upper board titling to spine in black. 1f. title 62 pp. Engraved. Text in German.<br/><br/>In the series "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Werke. Kritisch durchgesehene Ausgabe von Julius Reitz. Mit Genehmigung der Originalverleger Serie 15. Grössere weltiche Gesangwerke. Klavier-Auszug." From the Breitkopf edition of Mendelssohn's Complete Works No. 114.<br/><br/>With small oval handstamp of Viennese musicseller Ludwig Doblinger and very small publisher's handstamp to foot of title.<br/><br/>Binding very slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Occasional light wear and foxing; gutter of title reinforced with narrow strip of paper tape. Wehner MWV M 12 p. 207.<br/><br/>Antigone was staged for the court at Potsdam in Berlin on 28 October 1841.<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN M.B.114 Kl.A] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35158

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 61. The Music to Shakespere's! Midsummernights Dream . Op. 61. Price 15/-. Piano four-hands‎

‎London: J.J. Ewer & Co 1844. Folio. Quarter dark blue leather with marbled boards paper label with titling in manuscript to upper. 1f. recto title verso blank 1 blank 2-88 pp. Engraved. With additional pagination to numbers 4/5 7 and 9. Text in English.<br/><br/>Binding quite worn; spine lacking; upper detached. Uniformly browned; title soiled torn and repaired. First Edition of this arrangement the overture is not included. Wehner M13 p. 210. Ward Jones: Catalogue of the Mendelssohn Papers in the Bodleian Library Oxford Vol. III 668. Not in Krause. J.J. Ewer & Co unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 29801

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 65. Six Grand Sonatas for the Organ‎

‎London: Messrs. Robert Cocks. & Co . PNs 9621-9626 1851. Oblong folio. Full 19th century teal blue cloth with publisher's yellow printed rectangular title label to upper. 1f. recto title verso blank 88 pp. Engraved with "Engraved by W. Davidson" printed to foot of final page.<br/><br/>Binding quite worn rubbed bumped and shaken; spine frayed; bookplate removed from front pastedown. Slightly worn browned and soiled; small hole to blank upper margin of title with manuscript date of 1937 and flourish beneath. Re-issue of the first edition published by Coventry & Hollier in 1845. MWV SD31 W56 57 58 59 60 61. Not in Mendelssohn Papers Vol. III. Wehner W56-61. OCLC one copy only in the U.S. at the Eastman School of Music and 3 copies in the U.K. <br/><br/>"Mendelssohn was one of the finest organists of his day . The Six Organ Sonatas op.65 1845 teeming with artful fugues and chorales summarize and epitomize Mendelssohn's rediscovery of Bach and may have inspired Schumann's six fugues on B-A-C-H op.60.<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Messrs. Robert Cocks. & Co ... [PNs 9621-9626] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 36203

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 70. Elias Piano-vocal score‎

‎Berlin: N. Simrock PN 4648 1880. Folio. Full black cloth with original publisher's light green printed wrapper with titling within decorative border laid down to upper board. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-207 i blank pp. Text in German.<br/><br/>Small circular handstamp of the Musik-schulen Kaiser Wien to wrapper title and several pages throughout.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; wrapper slightly trimmed and lightly foxed with several minor chips and abrasions to margins. Impression to title slightly light; title and final leaf reinforced with paper tape to gutter and outer edge. Light scattered foxing throughout. First German Edition later issue. Wehner MWV A 25 p. 35. Not in Krause. Ward Jones III 361 earlier issue. Hoboken 10 251 first issue.<br/><br/>Elias an oratorio to a libretto by Julius Schubring after Kings was first performed in Birmingham on 26 August 1846. Mendelssohn made major revisions to the work following this performance introducing the new and final version in London on 16 April 1847.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn distinguished himself in many fields and his contributions to sacred choral music are no exception. He was the most prominent advocate for the music of J.S. Bach reviving the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 and helped to reestablish the oratorio by providing two superb examples: St. Paul 1836 and Elijah 1846.<br/><br/>"Based largely on the account in 1 Kings Elijah relates the chief events in the prophet's life: the curse of the Lord and the seven-year drought Elijah's miraculous revival of the widow's son his confrontation with the Baal worshippers and the lifting of the drought his confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel his flight to the wilderness and encounter with the Lord and his journey to Mt Horeb and ascension to heaven in a flaming chariot. As in St Paul Mendelssohn employed chorales and relied heavily upon choral numbers; noteworthy is the sheer diversity of choruses . In contrast to St Paul Mendelssohn dispensed with the narrator allowing the characters themselves to deliver the dramatic action. Elijah diverges from St Paul too in its broadly conceived musical cohesiveness; in no other work did Mendelssohn concern himself with musical structure on such a large scale." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. N. Simrock [PN 4648] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35203

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 74. Athalia Piano-vocal score‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 7899 1851. RIETZ Julius 1812-1877 arr. Folio. Modern half brown morocco with marbled boards decorative cut paper label to upper with manuscript titling in dark red ink. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-93 i blank pp. Engraved. Text in German and French.<br/><br/>Small publisher's handstamp to blank lower margin of title.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn and rubbed; hinges reinforced with narrow strip of black tape. Slightly browned; edges of title reinforced with archival tape. First Edition. Wehner MWV M 16 p. 213. Krause 8. Ward Jones III 316. Not in Hoboken.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn composed his incidental music for a production of Jean Racine's Athalie 1691 commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia. It was staged for the court at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin on 1 December 1845. <br/><br/>"Though little-known today the music for Athalie merits performance. Especially striking are Mendelssohn's paraphrases of chorales including Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh' darein and in a scene in which the high priest Joad describes a vision of the New Jerusalem Vom Himmel hoch.<br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 7899] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35153

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 74. Athalia von Racine Piano solo‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 7884 1852. Folio. Original publisher's light blue wrappers. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-51 i blank pp. Engraved. Vocal incipits in German and French. Overture with plate number 7899 from the piano-vocal score. With publisher's catalog "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's grössere Gesang-Werke" to verso of lower wrapper.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn soiled and split. Slightly worn and browned; occasional foxing. First Edition later issue of this arrangement. Wehner MWV M 16 p. 213.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn composed his incidental music for a production of Jean Racine's Athalie 1691 commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia. It was staged for the court at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin on 1 December 1845. <br/><br/>"Though little-known today the music for Athalie merits performance. Especially striking are Mendelssohn's paraphrases of chorales including Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh' darein and in a scene in which the high priest Joad describes a vision of the New Jerusalem Vom Himmel hoch.<br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 7884] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35154

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 82. Andante with Variations Piano solo‎

‎London: Ewer & Co 1850. Folio. Disbound. 1f. recto title within decorative borderprinted in light red verso blank 13 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Small embossed stamp of English musicseller Etherington to foot of title.<br/><br/>Minor offsetting. First English edition. MWV U 158 p. 344. Not in Krause or Hoboken. Ward Jones III 771.<br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Ewer & Co unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 35288

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 89. Heimkehr aus der Fremde Piano solo‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 8335 1877. RIETZ Julius 1812-1877 ed. Folio. Original publisher's dark brown wrappers with titling within decorative border. 1 recto title verso blank 3-57 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and soiled. Occasional light foxing; some leaves detached and frayed at edges. First Edition of this arrangement. Wehner MWV L 6 p. 196. Not in Krause Ward Jones or Hobokenb. Rare no copies located outside of Germany. <br/><br/>Heimkehr aus der Fremde to a libretto by Karl Klingemann was first performed privately in Berlin on 26 December 1829; its first public performance took place in Leipzig on 10 April 1851. <br/><br/>"Mendelssohn's deft command of orchestral colour is evident throughout the work and his ability to create charming effects with the simplest of means is impressive." Clive Brown in Grove Dictionary of Opera<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 8335] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 36206

‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Op. 90. Symphonie No. 4 . Piano 4-hands‎

‎Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 8361 1851. Oblong folio. Original publisher's green printed wrappers with titling within decorative border. 1 title 2-55 i blank pp. Engraved. With publisher's catalog of works for piano 4-hands to verso of lower wrapper.<br/><br/>From the library of composer Horace Middleton 1879-1961 with his small handstamp to blank upper corner of title and page 3; small publisher's and Scharfenberg & Luis New York handstamps to foot of title.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and soiled; Scharfenberg & Luis handstamp to blank lower margin ofupper wrapper. Upper outer corners dampstained. First Edition of this arrangement. Wehner MWV N 16 p. 226. Not in Krause Ward Jones or Hoboken. Scarce.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony No. 4 Op. 90 was composed following the composer's visit to Italy and first performed in London on 13 May 1833. Mendelssohn revised the symphony in the following year but it remained unpublished at the time of his death. This leads to confusion surrounding the order of Mendelssohn's symphonies as both it and the "Reformation" Symphony No. 5 Op. 107 were composed and performed prior to Symphonies 2 and 3. The chronological order of Mendelssohn's symphonies is as follows:<br/><br/>- Symphony No. 1 Op. 11 1824<br/>- Symphony No. 5 Op. 107 "Reformation" 1830<br/>- Symphony No. 4 Op. 90 "Italian" 1833<br/>- Symphony No. 2 Op. 52 "Lobgesang" 1840<br/>- Symphony No. 3 Op. 56 "Scottish" 1842 <br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online<br/><br/>Horace Middleton was a British-born musician who served on the faculty of Bennett College from 1919 to the mid-1930s. He was best known for the music he composed for the Greek plays performed at the college. See obituary Millbrook Round Table November 23 1961. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 8361] unknown books‎

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‎MENDELSSOHN Felix 1809 1847‎

‎Opp. 19 = 19a 34 47 57 71 etc. Volume of first and early editions of vocal music‎

‎Oblong folio. Full 19th century mid-brown cloth with "Mendelssohn Bartholdy I." gilt to upper within decorative blindstamped borders.<br/><br/>- Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte . Op. 19a Pr. 20 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 5281 after 1841. 1 lithographic titlie within decorative border 2 blank 3-15 pp. Engraved. With occasional markings in pencil and red crayon. Small oval publisher's handstamp to foot of title. Slight soiling and browning to title. First Edition later issue. Wehner SD6. Hoboken 10 147. Krause 116. <br/><br/>- Sechs Gesänge . Fräulein Julie Jeanrenand zugeeignet . Op. 34. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 5783 after 1841. 1 lithographic title within decorative border 2 blank 3-15 pp. Engraved. Minor soiling; small marginal tear to pp. 13/14. First Edition later issue. Wehner SD13. Not in Hoboken. Krause 118. <br/><br/>- Sechs Lieder . Frau Constanze Schleinitz zugeeignet . Op. 47. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 6210 after 1841. 1 lithographic title within decorative border 2-15 pp. Engraved. Minor thumbing to lower outer corners. First Edition later issue. Wehner SD20. Not in Hoboken. Krause 120. <br/><br/>- Sechs Lieder . Frau Livia Frece zugeeignet . Op 57. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitopf & Härtel PN 6929 1843. 1 lithographic title within decorative green floral border 2 blank 3-17 pp. Engraved. First Edition. Wehner SD26. Hoboken 10 228 and illustration no. 18. Krause 122. <br/><br/>- Sechs Lieder . Op. 71. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 7736 1847. 1 lithographic title within decorative border 2 blank 3-15 pp. Engraved. First Edition. Wehner SD35. Hoboken 10 254. Krause 49. <br/><br/>- Lieder und Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PNs 8302 8319 8527 e.1-2 8527 ca. 1852. Group of 15 separately published lied each with series title listing a total of 45 lieder. 15; 15; 3; 15 pp. Engraved. <br/>No.<br/>31. Da lieg'ich unter den Bäumen Op. 84<br/>32. Herbstlied. Im Walde rauschen dürre Blätter<br/>33. Jaglied. Mit lust thät ich ausreiten<br/>34. Es lauschte das Laub von C. Klingemann. Es lauschte das Laub so dunkelgrün<br/>35. Orgenlied. Erwacht in neuer Stärke<br/>36. Die Liebende schreibt von Goethe. Ein Blick von deinen Augen<br/>37. Allnächtlich im Traume seh ich Dich von H. Heine<br/>38. Der Mond von Geibel. Mein Herz ist wie die dunkle Nacht<br/>39. Altdeutsches Frühlingslied von Spee. Dertrübe Winter ist vorbei<br/>40. Erster Verlust von Goethe. Ach wer bringt die schönen Tage<br/>41. Die Sterne schau'n von Graf von Schlippenbach Die Sterne schau'n in stiller Nacht<br/>42. Lieblingsplätzchen aus des Knaben Wunderhorn Wisst ihr wo ich gerne weil<br/>43. Das Schifflein von Uhland. Ein Schifflein ziehet leise<br/>44. Wenn sich zwei Herzen scheiden von Geibel<br/>45. Es weiss und räth es doch Keines von Eichendorff<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn and frayed; slightly shaken; spine splitting with minor loss to head and tail of spine; hinges partially split. Minor internal wear and soiling. In very good condition overall. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 30834