Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
(1809–1847)
Ten Songs Without Words
A playing book for Viola and Violoncello by Christoph Habicht
Editor: Christoph Habicht, publication date: 2026-07
Order information
| G475 | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Ten Songs Without Words, A playing book for Viola and Violoncello by Christoph Habicht, Va+Vc, full score with introduction and 2 parts, 56 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-475-6 | 19.80 € |
Description
Mendelssohn’s 49 Songs Without Words are undoubtedly among the best-known works by this Romantic composer. They are originally written for piano, but have inspired numerous arrangers to create versions for other instruments. In these arrangements, a melodic instrument is usually accompanied by the piano. This arrangement by the cellist Christoph Habicht, on the other hand, dispenses with the piano entirely and distributes the music between the viola and the cello. The viola tends to have the melodic part, whilst the cello takes on the accompanying piano part. To help non-professionals play the pieces more easily, the score also includes fingering and bowing instructions. From the introduction: ‘This score … aims (much like the Bach Vade Mecum, published back in 2025) to help people experience works that are generally inaccessible for the rare combination of viola and cello.’
