Composition: Violin Concerto, Op. 64 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Violin Concerto |
| Alternative title | Violin Concerto [No.2] |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | MWV O 14 |
| Instrumentation | violin and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1838 |
| First published | 1845 |
| Dedication | Ferdinand David |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro molto appassionato | — | — | 528 |
| Andante - Allegretto non troppo | — | — | 123 |
| Allegro molto vivace | — | — | 234 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | viola and orchestra | Varun Ryan Soontornniyomkij |
| view | Complete | cello and orchestra | Joseba Berrocal |
| view | Complete | piano and orchestra | Étienne Martin |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Karl Grohmann |
| view | Complete | violin and strings | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | — |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Robert Emile Bockmühl |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Étienne Martin |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Jan Brandts Buys |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Gustav Rösler |
| view | Complete | piano | Sydney Smith |
| view | Andante (No.2) | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
| view | Andante (No.2) | 2 violins | Duo Klier |
| view | Andante (No.2) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Andante (No.2) | double bass and piano | Franz Simandl |
| view | Andante (No.2) | organ | William Alexander Campbell Cruickshank |
| view | Andante (No.2) | organ | Ebenezer Prout |
| view | Andante (No.2) | piano | S. Duval |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | 1844 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Scott Greig | 2004 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Carl Fischer | 1917 | Violin solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1927 | Violin solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (E) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Paul Kim | 2018 | Trumpet 1, 2 (B, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and orchestra |
Varun Soontornniyomkij | 2021 | Viola Solo (based on urtext edition) · view Viola Solo (based on Auer's edition) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and orchestra |
Joseba Berrocal | 2021 | Cello Solo · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and orchestra |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
August Cranz | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano | P. Jurgenson | 1915 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano | Durand | 1916 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano | Carl Fischer | 1917 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano | Muzyka | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Johann André | — | Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Schott | — | Complete Score (Color) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edwin Ashdown | — | Piano Score (abridged) · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass accordion |
Paul De Bra | 2020 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving Files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins |
— | — | Violin 2 · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Patey & Willis | 1894 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
C.F. Schmidt | — | Complete Score and Double Bass Part · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (tailored to A4) · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Augener | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
G. Alsbach & Co. | — | Complete Score (abridged) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) and Frank Wen (violin) | — | I. Allegro molto appassionato · file II. Andante - III. Allegretto non troppo · file III. Allegro molto vivace · file |
| view | — | Franziska Früh (violin) | — | I. Allegro molto appassionato · file II. Andante · file III. Allegro molto vivace · file |
| view | National Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | David Oistrakh (violin) and Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) | — | I. Allegro molto appassionato · file II. Andante · file III. Allegro molto vivace · file |
| view | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) | Michel Schwalbé (violin) and Samuel Baud-Bovy (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Isaac Stern (violin) and Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | — | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | II. Andante · file |
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