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Holograph manuscript, 1843 (January 15).
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Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Mendelssohn 38.2/2 This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1851. Plate 8413.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Infelice
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| Alternative. Title
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Ah, ritorna, età felice ; Concert-Arie ; Unglückselige ; Kehret wieder, goldne Tage
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| Composer
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Mendelssohn, Felix
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.94 ; MWV H 5 ; No.23 d. Nachgelassene Werke
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IFM 61
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| Key
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B-flat major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 (270 bars)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1843
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| First Performance.
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1843-02-09 in Leipzig, Gewandhaus
- Sophie Schloss (soprano)
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| First Publication.
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1851 - Leipzig // London
1853 (score)
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| Librettist
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Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782), anonymous German translation
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| Language
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German ; Italian
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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soprano and orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Voice: Soprano Orchestra —
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, strings
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| External Links
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The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive All Music Guide
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Mendelssohn also made an earlier setting of the same text, with different musical content (MWV H.4) Riviste.