Felix Mendelssohn

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Mendelssohn was the only musical prodigy of the 19th century whose stature could rival that of Mozart.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61	1843	30:12	Orchestral
Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70	1846	01:58:06	Choral
The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26	1830	09:56	Orchestral
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25	1831	19:40	Concerto
Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20	1825	31:38	Chamber Music
Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6	1842	02:37	Keyboard
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64	1844	26:45	Concerto
Variations sérieuses, for piano in D minor, Op. 54	1841	11:44	Keyboard
Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90	1833	27:49	Symphony
Song Without Words for piano No. 12 in F sharp minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 30/6	1830	03:12	Keyboard
Song Without Words for piano No. 34 in C major ("Spinnerlied"), Op. 67/4	1845	01:59	Keyboard
Song Without Words for piano No. 6 in G minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 19b/6	1830	02:40	Keyboard
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival)	1840	03:06	Miscellaneous (Classical)
Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra No. 10 in B minor, MWV N10	1823	10:25	Symphony Orchestral
Paulus (Saint Paul), oratorio, Op. 36	1836	02:02:03	Choral
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11	1824	30:11	Symphony
Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor ("Reformation"), Op. 107	1830	28:04	Symphony
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49	1839	28:18	Chamber Music
Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66	1845	28:59	Chamber Music
Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra No. 9 in C major ("Swiss"), MWV N9	1823	27:56	Symphony