6 Duets, Op.63 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Editor First edition or early reprint*
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Kistner, n.d.(ca.1844). Plate 1431.
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Language French
Translator Victor Hanssens, French text
Publisher. Info. Bruxelles: Schott frères, 1856. Plate 1-6.
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Misc. Notes VM7-8516
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 18
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 137.
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5 more: 2. Abschiedslied der Zugvögel • 3. Gruß • 4. Herbstlied • 5. Volkslied • 6. Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein

Editor Franz Abt (1819-1885)
Publisher. Info. Sämmtliche Lieder und Gesänge für 2 Singstimmen mit Pianofortebegleitung
Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 965.
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1836 (December 22).
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1844/5? (January 23?).
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, [1844].
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Mendelssohn 39
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Language English / German
Publisher. Info. Two Part Songs with English & German Words by Distinguished Composers, No.2
Cincinnati: W.C. Peters & Sons, n.d. Plate 2750-4.
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Ich wollt' meine Lieb' ergösse sich (No.1)

For 2 Violins and Piano
For Violin and Piano (Blumenstengel)
See: Volkslieder-Album by Albrecht Blumenstengel
For Piano solo (Lange)
See: Ich wollt, meine Lieb' ergösse sich, Op.102, by Gustav Lange
For Piano solo (Voss)
Arranger Charles Voss (1815-1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d. Plate 2132.
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Herbstlied (No.4)

For Piano solo (Lange)
See: Ach wie so bald verhallet der Reigen, Op.162, by Gustav Lange


Volkslied (No.5)

For Piano solo (Lange)
See: O säh' ich auf der Heide dort, Op.164, by Gustav Lange

General Information

Work Title 6 Songs for 2 Voices and Piano
Alternative. Title
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.63
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFM 29
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 songs:
  1. Ich wollt', meine Lieb' ergösse sich, MWV J 5
    (1836, 57 bars)
  2. Abschiedslied der Zugvögel, MWV J 9
    (1844, 44 bars)
  3. Gruß, MWV J 8
    (1844, 54 bars)
  4. Herbstlied, MWV J 11
    (1844, 109 bars)
  5. Volkslied, MWV J 10
    (1844, 40 bars)
  6. Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein, MWV J 7
    (1844, 91 bars)
Text Incipit 1. Ich wollt', meine Lieb' ergösse sich
2. Wie war so schön doch Wald und Feld
3. Wohin ich geh und schaue
4. Ach, wie so bald verhallet der Reigen
5. O säh ich auf der Heide dort
6. Maiglöckchen läutet in dem Tal
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1836-44
First Publication. 1844 - Leipzig: Kistner // London: J. J. Ewer & Co.
Librettist 1. Heinrich Heine
2. August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
3. Joseph von Eichendorff
4. Karl Klingemann
5. Robert Burns, translated by Ferdinand Freiligrath
6. August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 voices, piano
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Dated autograph manuscripts still exist for all but no.4, according to a recent article.