Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Performances

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4 more: 2. Allegro di molto • 3. Adagio non troppo • 4. Agitato e con fuoco • 5. Andante grazioso

Performer Pages Vassily Primakov (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Misc. Notes Split and tagged by the uploader from a file containing five Lieder ohne Worte.
Note: The filename for #2 (348123) is incorrect, stating that it is Op.38 No.5
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Performer Pages German Kitkin (piano)
Publisher Info. Lev Kitkin, 2024.
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Sheet Music

Scores

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 11 (pp.14-25)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 76.
Reprinted Farnborough: Gregg Press, 1968. (#s 109643-644)
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 11 (pp.14-25)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 76.
GDR reissue 1986
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
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Editor Friedrich August Roitzsch (1805–1889)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 6000.
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Editor Theodor Kullak (1818–1882)
Publisher. Info. Kompositionen für klavier zu zwei Händen, Band I
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.1704a, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 8727.
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Venetianisches Gondolied (No.6)

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Editor Rudolf Elvers (1924–2011)
Hans-Martin Theopold (1904–2000), fingerings
Deyan Denchev, typeset
Publisher. Info. Deyan Denchev, 2023.
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Misc. Notes Based on the 1981 Henle edition, HN 327.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Lieder ohne Worte
For Cello and Piano (Grützmacher)
Arranger Friedrich Grützmacher (1832–1903)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 6079.
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For Piano and Harmonium (Lickl)
For Piano 4 hands (Czerny)
Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d. Plate 34500.
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Misc. Notes Editing: Resized, Cleaned, Cropped, Restored & Improved: A4 format
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For Piano 4 hands (Beer)
Arranger Max Josef Beer (1851–1908)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Plate U.E. 692.
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Selections

For Piano (Battmann)
See: 3 Transcriptions faciles sur Mendelssohn, Op.423, by Battmann

Adagio non troppo (No.3)

For 3 Violins (Grünwald)
See: Violin-Terzette, Vol.3 (No.6)
For Voice and Piano
Arranger Unknown
Editor Emily Brontë (1818–1848), English text
Language English
Publisher. Info. Louisville: D.P. Faulds, 1868. Plate 1537.
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For Violin and Piano (Belloc)
Arranger Émile Belloc (1841–1902)
Publisher. Info. 6 Romances sans paroles (No.1)
Paris: Brandus, n.d. Plate B. et Cie. 12312.
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Misc. Notes The arranger was a violinist contemporary with Dancla.
Two versions, one in E (the original key) the other transposed to C major.
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For Guitar (Llobet)
Arranger Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
Publisher. Info. La Guitarra 1926, No.6
Buenos Aires: Juan Carlos Anido, 1926.
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For Guitar (Tárrega)
Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Editor Stefan Apke (b. 1963)
Publisher. Info. Vlotho: Stefan Apke, 2014/2020.
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For Organ (Hiles)
See: The Hand Book for the Organ by John Hiles (Issue 10, No.1)

Allegro di molto (No.4)

For 4 Guitars (Lopes)
Arranger Edson Lopes
Publisher. Info. Edson Lopes
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Zakariya)

4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Arranger Ilay Zakariya
Publisher. Info. Ilay Zakariya, 2020.
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For Violin, Cello and Piano
Arranger Unnamed
Editor Naoe Monma (1897–1961)
Publisher. Info. Gesammelte Werke der Weltmusik, Vol.82 (室内楽曲集)
Tokyo: Shunjusha, 1933.
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Venezianisches Gondellied (No.6)

For 2 Mandolins, Mandola and Guitar (Munier)
Arranger Carlo Munier
Publisher. Info. Milano: Il Plettro, 1910.
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For Violin and Piano (Belloc)
See: 6 Romances sans paroles (No.2)
For Violin and Piano (Hansen)
See: Ungdommens Melodi-Album (Vol.2)
For Guitar (Tárrega)
Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Copyist Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Publisher. Info. Madrid: Ildefonso Alier, n.d. Plate 5394.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Gaylord Library Mirroring Project.
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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Editor Stefan Apke (b. 1963)
Publisher. Info. Vlotho: Stefan Apke, 2014/2020.
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For Flute and Piano (Noah)
Arranger Meg Noah
Publisher. Info. Meg Noah, 2024.
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Misc. Notes Arrangement of Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 No. 6 Venezianisches Gondellied
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General Information

Work Title Lieder ohne Worte
Alternative. Title Songs Without Words
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.30
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 76
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 songs:
  1. Andante espressivo, MWV U 103
    (E-flat major, 39 bars)
  2. Allegro di molto, MWV U 77
    (B-flat minor, 107 bars)
  3. Adagio non troppo, MWV U 104
    (E major, 27 bars)
  4. Agitato e con fuoco, MWV U 98
    (B minor, 145 bars)
  5. Andante grazioso, MWV U 97
    (D major, 46 bars)
  6. Venetianisches Gondollied, Allegretto tranquillo, MWV U 110
    (F-sharp minor, 55 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1833-1834
First Publication. 1835 - Bonn: Simrock // London: Mori & Lavenu // Paris: M. Schlesinger
Dedication Elisa von Woringen
Average DurationAvg. Duration 14-17 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links All Music Guide
Extra Information *See what Schumann wrote about these pieces: → Schumann: Gesammelte Schriften. Grove Music does not list the version with physharmonica.
It is claimed here that No.6 was dedicated to Henriette Voigt (1808–1839)

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