Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.
The grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, he was born into a notable Jewish family, although he himself was brought up initially without religion, and later as a Lutheran. He was recognized early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his abilities. Indeed his father was disinclined to allow Felix to follow a musical career until it became clear that he intended to seriously dedicate himself to it.
Early success in Germany was followed by travel throughout Europe; Mendelssohn was particularly well received in England as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there, during which many of his major works were premiered, form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes however set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz. The Conservatory he founded at Leipzig became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn's work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano and chamber music. He also had an important role in the revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his creative originality is now being recognized and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era.
The grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, he was born into a notable Jewish family, although he himself was brought up initially without religion, and later as a Lutheran. He was recognized early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his abilities. Indeed his father was disinclined to allow Felix to follow a musical career until it became clear that he intended to seriously dedicate himself to it.
Early success in Germany was followed by travel throughout Europe; Mendelssohn was particularly well received in England as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there, during which many of his major works were premiered, form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes however set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz. The Conservatory he founded at Leipzig became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn's work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano and chamber music. He also had an important role in the revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his creative originality is now being recognized and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era.
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Nocturne (No. 5) |
gsylvie (1)
4865d ago
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2 | Piano | Book | |
Bridal March |
matthorne12 (4)
4871d ago
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2 | Piano | Original | |
Hark |
origami999 (4)
4877d ago
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1 | Piano, Drum | Original | |
Wedding March |
markking42 (20)
4879d ago
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10 | Piano, Violin, Organ | Original | |
Hark |
Centivia (9)
4880d ago
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1 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
I Waited for The Lord |
adiputrobayu (8)
4882d ago
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9 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
anaalmeida (1)
4894d ago
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1 | Piano | Original | |
Hark |
chriskeane100 (1)
4906d ago
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1 | Piano | Original | |
Hark |
s01091006 (1)
4910d ago
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1 | Piano | Other | |
Hark |
retxim (3)
4912d ago
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1 | Horn | Original | |
Hark |
billoin (54)
4929d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Hark |
ioman911 (25)
4937d ago
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1 | Piano | Original | |
Wedding-March |
miganrolo (12)
4937d ago
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4 | Organ | Transcription | |
In Heavenly Love Abiding |
Joronz10 (216)
4944d ago
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1 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Book | |
Hark |
bagi (36)
4951d ago
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2 | Piano | Original | |
Hark |
ricjor123 (11)
4953d ago
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5 | Drum | Original | |
Hark |
kaipark (2)
4954d ago
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22 | Piano | Original | |
Hark |
baoanhnguyen (2)
4962d ago
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4 | Accordion | Book | |
Hark |
silasol (1)
4965d ago
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2 | Piano | Transcription | |
Hark |
tjupton (3)
4967d ago
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4 | Piano | Other |