Felix Mendelssohn was a polymath, skilled in music, painting, drawing, languages, classics, and also an accomplished sportsman, dancer, and chess player.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn conducted with a baton, and his historical concerts in Leipzig laid the earliest foundations for the orchestral concert program format used today.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn died at the age of thirty-eight from a stroke in 1847, mere months after his beloved sister Fanny.
Composition History
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, was written for Ferdinand David, a violinist, and premiered in Leipzig in 1845.
Composer Biography
Mendelssohn's musical accomplishments included being a virtuoso on piano and organ, a gifted violinist, a conductor, and an administrator and editor.
Composition History
Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony No. 3 was inspired by an assembly of bagpipe musicians at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and the 'Hebrides Overture' by looking out at the Hebrides.
Composition History
The 'Scottish' Symphony took a long time to complete, not being finished and performed until 1842, despite its inspiration coming in 1829.
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