Sinfonias I-VIII composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy editor: Boris von Haken Instrumentation : string orchestra Édition : study score Série : Eulenburg Miniature Scores N° d'édition : ETP 1531 Description Mendelssohn, between the ages of 11 and 14 produced over 100 works in a wide variety of musical genres and perhaps the most impressive of these early works are the 12 Sinfonias for string orchestra. The works were performed - almost as soon as they were written - by members of the Prussian Court Orchestra at the Mendelssohn family home in Berlin in an informal series of Sunday morning concerts, the ensemble being directed by the young composer himself.