Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op.58 for viola and piano by Felix Mendelssohn
Transcribed and edited by Paul Neubauer. Published by International
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) is one of the most important German composers of the Romantic era. He was most comfortable composing in a charming, relatively conservative style influenced by the Classical period and free from many of the developing trends of the Romantic Era, while incorporating important innovations in many works. He also held a singular position in German musical life as the founder of the Leipzig Conservatory, a prominent conductor of the renowned Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and a seminal figure in the revival of the music and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Mendelssohn's Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op.58 has long been a mainstay of the Romantic cello repertory. This new transcription by Paul Neubauer brings this excellent, charming work to enterprising violists. Advanced level, Grade 5.
