Scherzo in E minor, op. 16, no. 2
Scherzo · in E minor · Op. 16, No. 2
Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847
E minor
Key
Scherzo
Form
Op. 16, No. 2
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Themes & character
Elfin lightness·Written for the Taylor family·Fairy music·Composed 1829
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 16, No. 2
- Key
- E minor
- Form
- Scherzo
About the piece
Composed in 1829 during Mendelssohn's first visit to Britain, one of three fantasies written for the daughters of the Taylor family, with whom he stayed in Wales.
He told them the scherzo was inspired by a creeping plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, imagining fairies blowing them. It is a perfect example of the weightless, rapid staccato writing that was his particular signature.
The composer
Felix Mendelssohn
1809–1847
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the String Octet, the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah, the Hebrides Overture, the mature Violin Concerto, and the melody used in the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions.
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