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Felix Mendelssohn
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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period. He was born on 3 February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany, into a prominent Jewish family; his grandfather was the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Recognised as a child prodigy, Mendelssohn’s family encouraged his musical pursuits only after he showed serious dedication to the art. Mendelssohn achieved early success in Germany and later travelled extensively throughout Europe. He was especially well received in Britain, where he worked as a composer, conductor, and soloist. His ten visits to Britain, during which many of his major works premiered, were a significant part of his career. Mendelssohn’s musical style was essentially conservative, distinguishing him from contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, and Hector Berlioz, who pursued more adventurous approaches. He founded the Leipzig Conservatory, which became known for its traditional and anti-radical stance. His compositions include symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano works, and chamber music. Mendelssohn also played an important role in reviving interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a period of diminished reputation due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his originality has been reassessed, and he is now regarded as one of the most popular composers of the Romantic e
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Spring Song
142,5252Songs Without Words, Book VI Opus 67: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
123,3313Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words) No. 6 in G minor, Op. 19, No. 6, "Venezianisches Gondellied" (Venetian Gondola Song)
119,8824Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 2, Op. 30: No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1
86,8645Song Without Words
79,9056Capriccio brillant, Op. 22: Andante
74,1057Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19: No. 6 in G Minor (Andante sostenuto) "Venetian Gondola Song", MWV U78
64,9078Allegro molto appassionato
63,52993 Etudes Opus 104b: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
61,49310Etude in F minor
59,677albums
Mendelssohn: Piano Pieces
MENDELSSOHN: Songs without Words, Vol. 2
Mendelssohn, Felix: Songs Without Words, Vol. 1
Violin Concerto No. 2 / A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelsohn Violin Concerto E m
Mendelssohn
MENDELSSOHN: Songs without Words (Selection)
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Capriccio Brillant / Rondo Brillant
Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night`s Dream"
MENDELSSOHN: Sonata in G Minor / Fantasia, Op. 15 / Variations, Op. 83
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words
MENDELSSOHN: Complete Symphonies and String Symphonies