Composition: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 45 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Cello Sonata No. 1 |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | MWV Q 27 |
| Instrumentation | cello and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1838 |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1440 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro vivace | — | B flat major | 344 |
| Andante | — | G minor | 175 |
| Allegro assai | — | B flat major | 254 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | viola and piano | — |
| view | II. Andante | piano | — |
| view | II. Andante | organ | William Thomas Best |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Kistner | 1839 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1878 | Complete Score, Cello Part · view Complete Score · view Cello Part · view Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Hugo Pohle | 1878 | Cello Part (color) · view Complete Score (color) · view Cello Part (mono) · view Complete Score (mono) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano | — | — | Viola part · view |
| view | II. Andante | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | II. Andante | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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