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Index of Mendelssohn’s Works
Bold numbers refer to pages with musical examples.
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh’ darein (chorale cantata; 1832), 233, 255 , 301
Album-Blatt , piano, Op. 117, E minor, 324
Allegretto, organ, D minor (1844), 478
Allegretto, piano, A major (1837), 350
Allegro, organ, D minor (1844), 478
Allegro brillant , piano duet, Op. 92, A major, 411
Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr (new harmonization, 1843), 465, 466
Am Seegestad (song; 1823), 114
An die Künstler , Op. 68, 514, 520, 521
Andante, organ, D major (1823), 114
Andante, organ, F major (1844), 478
Andante, piano, A major (May/June 1830; for Ottilie von Goethe), 227
Andante, piano, A major (June 1830; for Fanny), 230
Andante, piano, Eb major (1842), 613n79
Andante and Allegro brillant . See Allegro brillant , Op. 92.
Andante and Scherzo, string quartet, Op. 81, Nos. 1–2, 564
Andante cantabile e Presto agitato , piano, B major (1838), 366–367
Andante con moto , organ, G minor, 600n78
Andreas Hofer (incidental music), 297
Antigone , Op. 55, 419–421 –423 –424, 425, 430, 435, 458, 492, 500, 501, 520, 551, 568, 613n53
Arrangements:
Bach, J. S., Chaconne (BWV 1004), 389
Beethoven sonatas, 292–293
Handel, Acis and Galatea , 185, 195
Handel, Dettingen Te Deum , 305
Handel, Israel in Egypt , 281
Handel, Solomon , 236
Handel, Te Deum , 195
Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture, 36
Athalie , Op. 74, 445, 453, 457, 458, 465, 471, 475, 483, 502, 504–505 –506 –507, 508; War March of the Priests , 505
Aus tiefer Noth . See Kirchenmusiken , Op. 23, No. I.
Ave Maria (song; 1820), 62–63 –64
Ave Maria (1830). See Kirchenmusiken , Op. 23, No. II.
Ave maris stella (1828), 184–185
Bärentanz , piano (1842), 437
Battle of Prague, The . See Konzertstück , Op. 113.
Beiden Neffen, Die (1823), 98, 100, 103, 109, 124–125 –126
Beiden Pädagogen, Die (1821), 52, 67–70 , 71, 90
Cadenzas for Mozart piano concerti: K.365, Eb major, 259, 388; K.466, D minor, 268, 276, 314; K. 491, C minor, 268, 364
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage . See Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt .
Camacho . See Die Hochzeit des Camacho .
Canon, 2 pt., C minor (1840; for H. C. Andersen), 406
Canon, 3 pt. (for Chopin), 253
Cantique pour l’Eglise wallonne . See Venez et chantez .
Capriccio, piano, E ♭ minor (ca. 1823–24), 129
Capriccio, piano, Op. 5, F# minor, 147, 307, 320–321
Capriccios, Three, piano, Op. 33, 315–316
No. 1, A minor, 315, 316, 601n145
No. 2, E major, 315, 316
No. 3, Bb minor, 315, 316
Capriccio, piano, Op. 118, E minor, 354
Capriccio, string quartet, Op. 81, No. 3, E minor, 457
Capriccio brillant , piano and orchestra, Op. 22, B minor, 229, 249, 259, 268, 293, 310, 427 , 428
Chaoslieder , 228
Charakterstücke, Sieben , piano, Op. 7, 158–159, 488
Ch’io t’abbandono (aria; 1825), 147, 148
Christe, Du Lamm Gottes (cantata; 1827), 180
Christus , Op. 97 (unfinished oratorio), 302, 555 –556
Composition exercises (MDM c. 43), 45, 53–54, 59, 577n100
Concerto, cello (lost; post 1844), 546
Concerto, piano, A minor (1822), 91, 94–95 , 96, 103, 112
Concerto, piano, No. 1, Op. 25, G minor (1831), 94, 95 , 249–250, 253, 254, 259, 268, 284, 287, 310, 315, 328, 360, 363, 404, 458, 464, 508
Concerto, piano, No. 2, Op. 40, D minor, xxii, 349, 350, 352, 355, 356, 357, 358, 360, 361 , 376, 383, 393, 435, 438, 444
Concerto, piano, [No. 3], E minor (ca. 1842–44; unfinished), 435, 471, 479–480
Concerto, 2 pianos, A ♭ major (1824), 113, 132–133 , 135, 167, plate 17
Concerto, 2 pianos, E major (1823), 111–113, 135, 208
Concerto, violin, D minor (1822), 95–96
Concerto, violin, Op. 64, E minor, xx, 366, 368, 401, 479–480 –482 , 500, 546, 564
Concerto, violin, piano and string orchestra, D minor (1823), 111–112, 118
“Defend me, Lord, from shame” (Psalm 31: hymn setting; 1839), 373
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