Beginner-friendly: Easily playable Mendelssohn piano pieces. Recommended piano works.
Felix Mendelssohn, a German Romantic composer who was also active as a conductor, pianist, and organist.
While creating numerous masterpieces such as his Violin Concerto and solo piano works, he also worked energetically to revive the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and to found the Leipzig Conservatory, making him a figure who had a profound impact on the musical world of the 19th century.
In this article, we will carefully select and introduce some of Mendelssohn’s piano works that are relatively easy in difficulty.
With steady practice, you’ll surely be able to play them—so read on to the end!
Playlist
| Beginner-friendly: Easily playable Mendelssohn piano pieces. Recommended piano works. | |||
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| 1 | Fantasia in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 “Scottish Sonata”Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A great figure who has garnered popularity with a fantastical musical style… |
| 2 | Six Pieces for Children (Christmas Album), Op. 72: No. 1 in G major, Allegro non troppo, MWV U 171Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Mendelssohn for children, even for beginners... |
| 3 | Rondo Capriccioso in E major, Op. 14, MWV U 67 No. 1 AndanteFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Beginning with an elegant and lyrical Andante, it becomes light and lively… |
| 4 | Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30, No. 3, ConsolationFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Teaching materials for children's practice with a relatively low level of difficulty... |
| 5 | Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19, No. 6: Venetian Boat Song No. 1Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | The water capital that the boatman was said to be humming about on the boat... |
| 6 | Albumleaf, Op. 117Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Characterized by a somewhat melancholic yet passionate atmosphere… |
| 7 | Songs Without Words, Book III, Op. 38, No. 4: HopeFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A calm and approachable piece from the Songs Without Words collection |
| 8 | Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30, No. 1: MeditationFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A classic with a gentle melody, rich in emotion |
| 9 | Six Pieces for Children (Christmas Album), Op. 72: No. 2 in E-flat major, Andante sostenuto, MWV U 170Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Mendelssohn’s heartwarming piano piece |
| 10 | Songs Without Words, Book 4, Op. 53 No. 1 “By the Seashore”Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A lyrical piano piece that evokes a seaside landscape |
| 11 | Seven Character Pieces, No. 6 in E minor “Sehnsüchtig (Full of Longing)”, Andante, MWV U 61Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A beautiful melody, like a tune or a song, unfolds from the very beginning… |
| 12 | Songs Without Words, Book 4, Op. 53 No. 2 “Floating Clouds”Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | An elegant Romantic-era song without words, playable with careful practice |
| 13 | On Wings of SongFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A composer of the German Romantic school known for delicate music… |
| 14 | Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 (incidental music)Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A German composer representing the early Romantic era, Fe… |
| 15 | Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62 No. 1 ‘May Breezes’Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | “May ...” from Songs Without Words, Book V |
| 16 | Songs Without Words, Book 4, Op. 53 No. 4, Sorrow of the HeartFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Mendelssohn’s collection of emotionally rich short pieces |
| 17 | Variations in E-flat major, Op. 82, MWV U 158 — Theme: Andante assai espressivoFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Mendelssohn's Elegant Variations |
| 18 | Seven Character Pieces, No. 5 in A major, “Earnestly, with increasing liveliness (Ernst und mit steigender Lebhaftigkeit),” Fugue, MWV U 60Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A calm, sunrise-like warmth and a sophisticated composition |
| 19 | Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19: No. 2, RegretFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | “Lieder ohne Worte” No. … |
| 20 | Three Fantasies or Caprices, Op. 16: No. 1 in A minor/A major, MWV U 70Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | An emotionally rich piano piece written in the summer of 1829… |
| 21 | Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19, No. 4: A Secret ConversationFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | A calm and graceful miniature, rich in emotion |
| 22 | Songs Without Words, Book 7, Op. 85, No. 4, ElegyFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | This “Elegy” is by Mendelssohn... |
| 23 | Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62, No. 6, Spring SongFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Felix Mendelssohn's piano piece... |
| 24 | Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19, No. 1: Sweet RemembranceFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | …with a smoothly flowing sixteenth-note accompaniment… |
| 25 | Six Pieces for Children, Op. 72 No. 2Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Alongside the Songs Without Words, Mendelssohn's... |
| 26 | Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30: No. 6, Venetian Boat Song No. 2Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words, the so-called “... |
| 27 | 6 Pieces for Children, Op. 72 No. 3Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Without needing to master difficult techniques, Roma… |
| 28 | Songs Without Words, Book 8, Op. 102, No. 4, Zephyr (Breeze)Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Especially among Mendelssohn’s collections of piano pieces... |
| 29 | Three Fantasies, or Caprice, Op. 16 No. 3Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Mendelssohn made his first trip to England… |
| 30 | Fantasia on “The Last Rose of Summer,” Op. 15Felix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | The Last Rose of Summer is by the Irish poet, … |
| 31 | Seven Character Pieces, Op. 7: No. 1 — Gently, with feelingFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | Composed between 1827 and 1829… |