The New Zealand String Quartet has made acclaimed debuts at London's Wigmore Hall, New York's Frick Collection, and the Library of Congress in Washington.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn conducted a revival of Bach's St Matthew Passion in Berlin six years before his 1835 appointment as conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig.
Recording & Production
This album is the third volume in the New Zealand String Quartet's complete Mendelssohn string quartets for the Naxos label.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn, born in 1809, was the eldest son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and grandson of the Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn's travels to Italy and Scotland provided inspiration for later symphonies.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn's family encouraged his musical abilities, despite his father Abraham Mendelssohn's initial doubts about him pursuing music professionally.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn established a new Conservatory in Leipzig in 1843 and spent his final years there, dying at age 38 in 1847.
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