Cello Sonata No.1, Op.45 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F. Kistner, n.d.[1839]. Plate 1215.1229.
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 9
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1875. Plate M.B. 45.
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 9
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 453.
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 9
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1875. Plate M.B. 45.
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Editor Friedrich Grützmacher (1832–1903)
Publisher. Info. Kompositionen für Violoncello und Klavier
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No. 1735, n.d.[1878]. Plate 6960.
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Bernhard Cossmann (1822–1910), cello part
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: Hugo Pohle, n.d.[1878]. Plate H.P. 453, 451.
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Editor Edmund Kurtz (1908–2004)
Publisher. Info. New York: International Music Company, 1999. Plate 3466.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Violin and Piano (David)

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For Piano 4 Hands (Winkler)

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Arranger Louis Winkler (d. 1886)
Publisher. Info. Sonaten, No.2 (pp.22-53)
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No. 983, n.d. Plate 10806.
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Andante (No.2)

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Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.2 (pp.260-67)
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General Information

Work Title Cello Sonata No.1
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Sonate pour violoncelle et piano nº 1; Cello Sonata No. 1; チェロソナタ第1番 (メンデルスゾーン)
Name Aliases Sonate pour violoncelle et piano nº 1(Mendelssohn); Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 45
Authorities [ Wikipedia]
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.45 ; MWV Q 27
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFM 17
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro vivace (B major, 344 bars)
  2. Andante (G minor, 175 bars)
  3. Allegro assai (B major, 254 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1838
First Publication. 1839 – Leipzig: F. Kistner // Paris: Maurice Schlesinger // London: J. A. Novello
Average DurationAvg. Duration 24-25 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation cello, piano
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
Extra Information Co-published in 1839 by Kistner and Schlesinger, it seems. (See Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 1e série, 28e année (42e de la collection), Nº 31, 3 Août 1839, p.372, r.239.; Catalog card entry for Schlesinger edition (gives date as "Ca.1840" but see BdlF just previously.)