Hensel part songs & choral works
This table lists all of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s part songs, choral compositions, and stage works by H number—a mostly chronological catalogue of all Hensel’s works compiled by Renate Hellwig-Unruh.
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Scans of original manuscripts (Ms.) from the Mendelssohn Archives (MA) in Berlin are also linked.
| H# | opus/no. | title | instrumentation | text/language | year | notes | ***free PDF*** | Furore edition (print) | manuscript link |
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| 25 | -- | Ist uns der Sünden Last zu schwer. Choral. Rezitativ und arioso (fragment) | S solo, SATB choir, piano | (German) | 1820 | ... | ... | MA Ms. 22/A,1 | |
| 28(2) | -- | Ob deiner Wunderzeichen staunen | S solo, SATB choir, piano | (psalm, German) | 1821 | IMSLP | ... | MA Ms. 22/A,1 | |
| 100 | -- | Pilgerspruch | SATB, including soli | Fleming (German) | 1823 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 34 |
| 149 | -- | Suleika und Hatem. Allegretto | ST piano | Goethe (German) | 1825 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB published as Felix Op.8 No.12 |
HenselPushers IMSLP |
Furore 6440 | MA Ms. 35 |
| 160 | -- | Schäfergesang | ST piano | Tieck (German) | 1825 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6430 | MA Ms. 35 |
| 161 | -- | Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauern | SATB | Fleming (German) | 1825 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 35 |
| 169 | -- | Feldlied | SATB, including soli | Voss (German) | 1826 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 35 |
| 171(2) | -- | Am Grabe | SATB | Voss (German) | 1826 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 186 | -- | Ich hab’ihn gesehen. Allegro con moto | ST piano | Goethe (German) | 1826 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6430 | MA Ms. 35 |
| 225(2) | -- | Nacht (2). Larghetto | SATB | Heine (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 49 |
| 233 | -- | Schlafe du, schlafe du süß. Allegretto lusingando | SA piano | Droysen (German) | 1829 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6400 | MA Ms. 22/A,2 |
| 236(6) | -- | Liederkreis. vi. Wiedersehn | SAT | Droysen (German) | 1829 | ... | Furore 7290 | MA Ms. 22/A,2; MA Ms. 128 |
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| 237 | -- | Nachtreigen. Allegro moderato | SSAATTBB | Hensel, W (German) | 1829 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 70 |
| 248 | -- | Die Hochzeit kommt. Festspiel | SSSTTBB soli, SATB choir, orchestra | Hensel, W (German) | 1829 | ... | Furore 5630 | MA Ms. 22/A,4; MA Ms. KHM 2220 |
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| 257 | -- | Lobgesang. Cantata | SA soli, SATB choir, orchestra | Mentzer (German) | 1831 | ... | Furore 5250 (orchestra); Furore 5257 (vocal score) |
MA Ms. 130 | |
| 258 | -- | Hiob. Cantata | S/A solo, SATB choir, orchestra | (German) | 1831 | -- | Furore 5260 | -- | |
| 260 | -- | Höret zu, merket auf/Choleramusik. Oratorio/Cantata | SATB soli, SSAATTBB choir, orchestra | (German) | 1831 | ... | Furore 5330 | MA Ms. 39 | |
| 262(2) | -- | Hero und Leander. Dramatic Scene | S solo, orchestra | Hensel, W (German) | 1832 | ... | Furore 5320 | MA Ms. 41 | |
| 264 | -- | So soll ich dich verlassen. Allegretto | ST piano | Hensel, W (German) | 1832 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6440 | MA Ms. 22/A,2; MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 268 | -- | Dem Unendlichen. Allegro moderato (fragment) | TTBB choir, piano | Klopstock (German) | 1832 | ... | ... | MA Ms. 22/A,2 | |
| 272 | -- | Zum Fest. Nach Versen aus der Messe der Heiligen Cäcilia (fragment) | SATB soli, SATB choir, piano | (Latin) | 1833 | ... | Furore 6091 (choir); Furore 6090 (piano); Furore 25421 (winds and strings) |
MA Ms. 22/A,4 | |
| 279(2) | -- | Io d’amor, oh Dio, mi moro. Concert aria. Andante molto sostenuto | S solo, orchestra | Metastasio (Italian) | 1835 | -- | ... | -- | |
| 280 | -- | In der stillen Mitternacht. Allegro ma non troppo | SB piano | Herder (German) | 1835 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6440 | MA Ms. 42; MA Ms. 128 |
| 282 | -- | Abschied (2) | SST | Heine (German) | 1835 | ... | Furore 5460 | MA Ms. 42 | |
| 283 | -- | Wandl’ich in dem Wald des Abends. Andante | SST | Heine (German) | 1835 | CPDL | Furore 5460 | MA Ms. 42 | |
| 284 | -- | Ich stand gelehnet an den Mast | SS/SA | Heine (German) | 1835 | A Cappella Duets, available for horn |
HenselPushers | Furore 6420 | MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 42; MA Ms. 31 |
| 287 | -- | Der Strauß | SS/SA | Goethe (German) | 1835 | A Cappella Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6420 | MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 288 | -- | Wie Feld und Au. Allegro | SST | Jacobi (German) | 1835 | ... | ... | MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
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| 289 | -- | Frühzeitiger Frühling. Allegro | SSB | Goethe (German) | 1836 | ... | Furore 5460 | MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 45; MA Ms. 31 |
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| 290 | -- | Ein Hochzeitbitter. Allegretto | SS/SA | Platen (German) | 1836 | A Cappella Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6420 | MA Ms. 42; MA Ms. 45; MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 291 | -- | Winterseufzer | SST | Platen (German) | 1836 | ... | Furore 5460 | MA Ms. 45 | |
| 295 | -- | März. Allegretto | SS/SA piano | Goethe (German) | 1836 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6400 | MA Ms. 45; MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 296 | -- | April. Andante | SS/SA piano | Goethe (German) | 1836 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6400 | MA Ms. 45 |
| 297 | -- | Mai. Allegretto leggiero | SS/SA piano | Goethe (German) | 1836 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6400 | MA Ms. 45; MA Ms. 128 |
| 309 | -- | Die Mitternacht war kalt. Allegro agitato | SS/SA | Heine (German) | 1836-37 | A Cappella Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6420 | MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 319 | -- | Komm mit. Allegretto grazioso | SAT piano | Woringen (German) | 1837 | ... | Furore 6800 | MA Ms. 128 | |
| 320 | -- | Sprich, o sprich, wird Liebe mahnen | ST piano | unknown (German) | 1837 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6440 | MA Ms. 45 |
| 323 | -- | Im wunderschönen Monat Mai. Allegro molto | SS/SA piano | Heine (German) | 1837 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6410 | MA Ms. 45; MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 324 | -- | So hast du ganz und gar vergessen | SS/SA | Heine (German) | 1837 | A Cappella Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6420 | MA Ms. 45 |
| 326 | -- | Hör’ich das Liedchen klingen | SA piano | Heine (German) | 1837-38 | lost | -- | -- | -- |
| 327 | -- | Aus meinen Tränen sprießen. Allegretto | SS/SA piano | Heine (German) | 1838 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6410 | MA Ms. 45; MA Ms. 128 |
| 329 | -- | Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe. Andante con moto | SS/SA piano | Heine (German) | 1838 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6410 | MA Ms. 45; MA Ms. 128; MA Ms. 31 |
| 336 | -- | Blumenlied. Allegro | SS/SA piano | Hölty (German) | 1838 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6410 | MA Ms. 45 |
| 341 | -- | Verschiedene Trauer | SA piano | Grün (German) | 1839 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6410 | MA Ms. 45 |
| 344 | -- | Strahlende Ostsee | SS/SA | Niemeyer (German) | 1839 | A Cappella Duets, available for horn |
HenselPushers | Furore 6420 | MA Ms. 22/A,3 |
| 347 | -- | Sage mir, was mein Herz begehrt | SSA | Goethe (German) | 1840 | -- | ... | -- | |
| 351 | -- | Das holde Tal (2). Allegro vivace | ST piano | Goethe (German) | 1840 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6430 | MA Ms. 22/A,3; MA Ms. 163 |
| 354 | -- | L’âme triste. Andante | ST piano | de Lamartine (French) | 1840 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6430 | MA Ms. 163 |
| 360 | -- | Lass fahren hin. Sostenuto | TTBB | Goethe (German) | 1839-40 | ... | ... | MA Ms. 163 | |
| 361 | -- | Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend | SATB | Heine (German) | 1839-40 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 163 |
| 362 | -- | Mein Liebchen, wir saßen beisammen. Allegro | SS piano | Heine (German) | 1839-40 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6410 | MA Ms. 163 |
| 363 | -- | Three Duets: 1. Wiederkehrt ein lichter Maie; 2. Winter, was hat dir getan; 3. Zeigt mir den Weg, zu meiner lieben Frauen |
SS/SA piano | Otto IV (German) | 1840 | Accompanied Treble Duets | HenselPushers | Furore 6400 | MA Ms. 46 |
| 370 | -- | Unter des Laubdachs Hut. Allegro | SATB | Shakespeare, transl. Tieck (German) | 1841 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 46 |
| 371 | -- | Einleitung zu lebenden Bildern (fragment) | narrator, SATB choir, piano | Hensel, W (German) | 1841 | ... | ... | MA Ms. 46 | |
| 375 | -- | Der Winterwind entflieht | SS/SA | Burns, transl. Kaufmann (German) | 1841 | A Cappella Duets, available for horn |
HenselPushers | Furore 6420 | MA Ms. 46 |
| 379 | -- | Waldruhe. Andante con moto | SAT piano | unknown (German) | 1841 | ... | Furore 5500 | MA Ms. 46 | |
| 383 | -- | Die Sennin. Allegretto | ST piano | Lenau (German) | 1841 | Accompanied Duets ST/SB | HenselPushers | Furore 6430 | MA Ms. 46; MA Ms. 163; MA Ms. 66 |
| 389 | -- | Scene from Faust part 2. Anmutige Gegend | S solo, SSAA choir, piano | Goethe (German) | 1843 | ... | Furore 7580 (orchestra); Furore 5760 (piano) |
MA Ms. 86 | |
| 398 | -- | Wenn wir durch die Dörfer ziehen. Marschtempo | TTBB | (German) | 1843 | ... | ... | MA Ms. 72 | |
| 418 | op.3, no.6 | Im Wald. Allegro vivace | SATB | Geibel (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers Op.3, IMSLP |
Furore 5100 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 421 | op.3, no.1 | Lockung. Hörst du nicht die Bäume rauschen. Allegretto | SATB | Eichendorff (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers Op.3, IMSLP |
Furore 5100 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 422 | op.3, no.5 | Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald. Andante | SATB | Eichendorff (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers Op.3, IMSLP |
Furore 5100 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 428 | -- | Waldeinsam. Allegro | SATB, including soli | Hensel, W (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5110 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 429 | -- | Morgenwanderung. Allegro moderato | SATB, including soli | Geibel (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5110 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 430 | op.3, no.3 | Im Herbste (3). Allegro ma non troppo | SATB | Uhland (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers Op.3, IMSLP |
Furore 5110 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 432 | op.3, no.4 | Komm/Morgengruß (1). Allegretto grazioso | SATB | Hensel, W (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers Op.3, IMSLP |
Furore 5120 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 433 | -- | Morgengruß (2). Allegro molto | SATB | Hensel, W (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5120 | MA Ms. 174; MA Ms. 49 |
| 435 | -- | Ariel | SATB | Goethe (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5120 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 436 | -- | Abend. Adagio | SATB | Eichendorff (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | ... | MA Ms. 49 |
| 437 | op.3, no.2 | Schöne Fremde. Moderato | SATB | Eichendorff (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers Op.3, IMSLP |
Furore 5130 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 439 | -- | Schweigend sinkt die Nacht hernieder. Andante | SSAATTBB | Hensel, W (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5130 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 441 | -- | Lust’ge Vögel. Allegretto | SSAB | Eichendorff (German) | 1846 | ... | Furore 5130 | MA Ms. 49 | |
| 445 | -- | Schilflied. Largo | SATB | Lenau (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5140 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 447 | -- | Wer will mir wehren zu singen | SAB | Goethe (German) | 1846 | ... | Furore 5140 | MA Ms. 49 | |
| 448 | -- | O Herbst, in linden Tagen. Ruhig, wehmütig | SATB | Eichendorff (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5140 | MA Ms. 49 |
| 449 | -- | Schon kehren die Vögel wieder ein. Allegretto Grazioso | SATB | Eichendorff (German) | 1846 | A Cappella SATB | HenselPushers | Furore 5140 | MA Ms. 49 |