Konzertstück No. 1, Op. 113 (Mendelssohn)
Movements
i Allegro con fuoco, ii Andante, iii Presto
Notes
The Concertstück Op 113 was originally called ‘The Battle of Prague’, for Mendelssohn used as his principal theme the melody of that name by František Koczwara (c1750–1791) which was popular in the early years of the nineteenth century. Mendelssohn could well have heard the tune while on one of his visits to Britain. However, he later deleted the name in favour of ‘Concertstück’.
