Violin Concerto, Op.64 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Carolus (2011/2/2)

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Carolus (2011/2/2)

Performer Pages University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info. Chicago: University of Chicago Orchestra
Performers Frank Wen, violin
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Misc. Notes Performed 4 December 2010, Mandel Hall. From archive.org.
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Kateperry (2021/4/12)

Publisher Info. Fulda Symphonic Orchestra, 2001
Performers Franziska Früh (violin)
Fulda Symphonic Orchestra, Simon Schindler (conductor)
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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/5)

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/5)

Performer Pages David Oistrakh (violin)
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
Publisher Info. Design Records, 1961. DLP 134.
Performers The orchestra is given as the "National Philharmonic Orchestra," but this cannot be the same organization that was founded in Britain in 1964.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Rgagnaux (2017/2/27)

Performer Pages Michel Schwalbé (violin)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra)
Samuel Baud-Bovy (conductor)
Publisher Info. Radio Suisse Romande, 1960.
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Misc. Notes Recorded March 25, 1960 in Geneva, Victoria Hall
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Performer Pages Isaac Stern (violin)
Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra)
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1959. ML 5379.
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1844. (September 16).
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Mendelssohn
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Mendelssohn 39
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 4
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate P. B. 4493.
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Parts

Violin Solo

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Editor Leopold Auer (1845-1930)
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Editor Carl Flesch (1873-1944)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, No.1731a, 1927. Plate 9685.
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10 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (E) • Trumpet 1, 2 (E) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

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Editor Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate Orch.B. 4493.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70). Catalog A1706.
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Misc. Notes Transposed parts based on the original edition above (Breitkopf & Härtel).
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For Viola and Orchestra (Soontornniyomkij)

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For Cello and Orchestra (Berrocal)

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Misc. Notes 'Simple Version'. Arrangement for Solo Cello and orchestra of Violin Concerto op. 64. To be used with the usual piano reduction or orchestral parts.
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Publisher. Info. Brussels: Schott, n.d. Plate S. F. 4995.
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Misc. Notes Dedication: à son ami Monsieur Arthur de Greef (1862–1940)
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Editor Georgy Dulov (1875-1940)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1915. Plate 38279.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1916. Plate D. & F. 9412.
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Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1917. Plate 19692-48.
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General Information

Work Title Violin Concerto
Alternative. Title Violin Concerto [No.2]
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.64 ; MWV O 14
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 196
Key E minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro molto appassionato (528 bars)
  2. Andante - Allegretto non troppo (123 bars)
  3. Allegro molto vivace (234 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1838-1844 (Sept. 16), rev.1845
First Performance. 1845-03-13 — Leipzig, Saal des Gewandhauses
Ferdinand David (violin), Gewandhaus orchestra, Niels Gade (conductor)
First Publication. 1845 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel // London: J. J. Ewer & Co. // Milan: J. Ricordi
(Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1845), p.98)
Dedication Ferdinand David
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
Related Works See Analytical studies for Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Op.21 by Otakar Ševčík
Discography MusicBrainz
Wikipedia (section)
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
Concertos by Felix Mendelssohn