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Ruy Blas, Op.95 (Mendelssohn, Felix) Movements/Sections. 1 overture (414 bars) Composition Year. 1839 (03-08) Genre Categories. Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra;
- Mendelssohn, Felix
- Op.95 ; MWV P 15
- IFM 147
- Ruy Blas
FÉLIX MENDELSSOHN — Ruy Blas Overture. In February 1839, the Theater Pension Fund approached Félix Mendelssohn in his hometown of Leipzig to provide some original music for a benefit performance of Victor Hugo’s tragic drama Ruy Blas.
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Mendelssohn (1809-47) - Overture: Ruy Blas. It's always nice to discover a morsel of mere mortal lurking within a great composer, because then we mere mortals can better relate to his humanity. Mendelssohn, it seems, was just as prone as anyone to getting nettled.
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This page lists all sheet music of Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47).
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Mar 17, 2022 · After reading (and hating) Victor Hugo’s Ruy Blas, Felix Mendelssohn was asked to write an overture based on the grim story in 1839. The play, based in 18th-century Spain, tells the story of Ruy Blas, a servant who is tricked by his master, Don Salluste.