Mendelssohn composed approximately seven hundred and fifty works in his short life span. Among the most notable are the following:
- 5 Symphonies (Italian – 4th, Scottish – 3rd)
- 1 Violin Concerto (Concerto in E Minor)
- 2 Piano Concertos (Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor -1837)
- 4 Overtures (The Hebrides)
- Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- 2 Oratorios (St. Paul -1836, Elijah -1846)
- Chamber Works (Octet for Double String Quartet)
- Pieces for Piano/Organ (Lieder ohne Worte – Songs Without Words)
- Choral Works (Hear My Prayer, Hark the Herald Angels Sing)
- Songs (Hexenlied (‘Witches’ Song’), Im Frühling (‘In the Spring’) and Im Herbst (‘In the Autumn’))