Piano Sextet (Mendelssohn)

Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110, for piano, violin, two violas, cello, and double bass was composed in May 1824. The work has four movements:

  1. Allegro vivace
  2. Adagio
  3. Menuetto
  4. Allegro vivace

A typical performance lasts 30 minutes.

Chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn
String quartets
  • String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 12
  • String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
  • String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1
  • String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
  • String Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
  • String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
  • Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
  • 12 Fugues for String Quartet (1821)
  • String Quartet in E flat major (1823)
String quintets
and octets
  • String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18
  • String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 87
  • Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
String sonatas
  • Cello Sonata No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 45
  • Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
  • Viola Sonata in C minor (1823-4)
  • Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4
  • Violin Sonata in F major (1820)
  • Violin Sonata in F major (1838)
Piano trios,
quartets and sextets
  • Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
  • Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
  • Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
  • Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2
  • Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3
  • Piano Quartet in D minor (1821)
  • Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110
Works for clarinet
  • Clarinet Sonata in E flat major (1824)
  • Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113
  • Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor, Op. 114
List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn

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