Viola Sonata in C Minor, Movement 2, Minuetto (allegro molto); F. Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn composed this piece at age 14. This is one of his lesser known pieces and thus rather elusive. There are very few recordings and performances that I have been able to locate. It is a shame this piece is so hard to find since it is such a wonderful piece. I'm just doing my duty as a fan of this song by uploading it to youtube.

I've been working on finding a violist to play this with (yeah, I play piano too!), but until then, this recording will have to do.

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Music

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• viola
• sonata
• minor
• mendelssohn
• felix
• concerto

[goturhjem2]

very beautiful

[BlanFan2O]

Hope you can get the third movement up. Also, by the other videos you've uploaded, I see you like Zelda(which is also my favorite game series). I play some Zelda songs on my viola. X3

[BlanFan2O]

@mattz2000 Wish I had enough skill to play this. =_= Violists don't really get challenged at all and it's kind of become forgotten. More people need to know that violins and cellos aren't all there is.

[Samoriah]

@mhunterjumper

Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 6 is a fun concerto to play, scored for two violas.

[teng70]

@mattz2000

Is this played by Ulrich Koch?

[teng70]

Hello! Is this viola part played by Ulrich Koch?

[mattz2000]

Words cannot explain the love of this piece that I have. It is so amazing just a wonderful piece of music. That is why I am so dying to play because I love to play a piece that flows through me that I feel you know?(I am sure half of you don't might think that is gay?)

To play this piece would be the best. Which is why I am going to buy it.

[mattz2000]

@mhunterjumper I sooooo know what you mean. I am also a fellow violist and I do look for pieces that are you know for us. It really is a shame that there isn't that many because a viola is a beautiful instrument (hello that is why I am playing it)!!!!!!!! So when I saw this viola sonata all I could say it where and how can I get it!!!!!!

[Violapianist]

@mhunterjumper If you like Shostakovich he has a sonata. there is also telemann, hindemith, walton, bartok, rolla, forsyth and seitz that all have concertos. glazunov and bruch have a couple viola songs, as does faure. hope that helps

[Dramaking093]

@mhunterjumper ... Might I suggest the Stamitz viola concerto in D major.... or the Walton viola concerto!