 The work was published later that summer, although Mendelssohn was unhappy with the result, complaining, among other matters, that the title page was in French rather than German.Despite the effort it took Mendelssohn to write the concerto, it has been seen as a somewhat slight contribution to the repertoire.The composer Robert Schumann, writing in the "Neue Zeitschrift für Musik", offered a frank assessment of the piece, observing