In ‘An Early Evening Stroll,’ we’re not done yet with the impressive amount of early works by Mendelssohn, which he himself largely kept locked away during his lifetime. Today, we have his first string symphony, a practice piece for the 12-year-old composer, as well as his trio for violin, viola, and piano. Both were intended for the Sonntagsmusiken, which father Mendelssohn organized weekly to give his musical children a platform. Additionally, we have a clarinet sonata written when he was 15, and a ‘Salve Regina’ for soprano and strings, composed around the same time.
Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 1 in C major Performed by Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam Conducted by Lev Markiz
Felix Mendelssohn: Trio in C minor (1820) Performed by the Van Swieten Society
Felix Mendelssohn: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major (1824) Performed by Dimitri Ashkenazy on clarinet and Karl-Andreas Kolly on piano
Felix Mendelssohn: Salve Regina (1824) Performed by Monica Piccinini on soprano and Europa Galante under the direction of Fabio Biondi.”
