Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 25 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

Title Piano Concerto No. 1
Creators Felix Mendelssohn, composer
Opus Op.25
Instrumentation piano and orchestra
Number of movements 3
Keys G minor
Composed 1830
First published 1832
Dedication Delphine von Schauroth
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Average duration (sec) 1140
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Composition types Concertos
Period Romantic
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
I. Molto allegro con fuoco — — 270
II. Andante — — 90
III. Presto - Molto Allegro e vivace — — 282

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 2 pianos Edgar Tinel
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View Complete piano 4 hands Gustav Rösler
View Andante and Finale piano and harmonium César Franck
View Molto allegro con fuoco (No.3) piano —
View Finale (No.3) piano 4 hands Renaud de Vilbac

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — — — Complete Score
I. Molto allegro con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Presto - Molto allegro vivace
View Complete parts Mori & Lavenu — Complete Parts
View Complete parts Schott — Complete Score (with orchestral cues)
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel — Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (D), plus transposed (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (D), plus transposed (B)
Timpani
Violins I, II
Violin I
Violin II
Violas
Cellos / Basses
View Complete — Manuscript 1830 Sketches
View Complete — Manuscript 1830 Fragment
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos
by Edgar Tinel
Manuscript — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos Edition Peters — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Gustav Rösler
Edition Peters — Complete Score
View Andante and Finale Arrangement for piano and harmonium
by César Franck
Arranger's manuscript 1870 Harmonium Part
View Molto allegro con fuoco (No.3) Arrangement for piano Edition Peters — Incomplete Score
View Finale (No.3) Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Renaud de Vilbac
Heugel 1877 Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) Rudolf Serkin, piano
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
— Complete Performance
View — D.J. Marcolesco, piano
Joel Knudsen, piano
For 2 Pianos I. Molto allegro con fuoco


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