Danilo Rossi became principal violist at La Scala under Riccardo Muti at the age of twenty, a position he still holds.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn died at the age of 38 in 1847, six months after the death of his gifted sister Fanny.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn's father, Abraham Mendelssohn, initially had doubts about his son pursuing a career as a musician.
Composition History
Mendelssohn replaced the original movements of his First String Quintet with a slow Intermezzo as a tribute to his friend, violinist Eduard Rietz, who died in 1832.
Composition History
Mendelssohn composed his First String Quintet in A major, Op. 18, in 1826, when he was only 17 years old.
Composition History
The original second movement of the String Quintet No. 1 was a Scherzo, with an F sharp minor Minuet as the third movement.
Composer Biography
Felix Mendelssohn, born in Hamburg in 1809, was the eldest son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and grandson of the great Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn.
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