Lieder ohne Worte

Historical context

Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62, emerged from compositions spanning a few years in the early 1840s. According to the book, the sixth piece in A major was composed in 1842. The book further notes that several other pieces within the collection, specifically Nos. 2 in B major, 3 in E minor, and 4 in G major, were composed in Leipzig in 1843. This fifth collection of Mendelssohn’s “Songs without Words” was subsequently published, appearing in September 1844, as stated in the book.

Drawn from Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Paul, 1812-1874; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Karl, 1838-1897; Rietz, Julius, 1812-1877, Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847 (1863); Lampadius, Wilhelm Adolf, 1812-1892; Gage, William Leonard, ed., 1832-1889, tr, Life of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1865) — public domain, archive.org.