Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn M Composers Composition
Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn M Composers Composition
Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) was grandson of Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Born in Hamburg, brought up in Berlin, he was a piano prodigy in his youth. Both he and his sister, Fannny, composed from an early age. Fanny was discouraged by her father and brother because she was a woman (only the late Twentieth Century 20 produced the first recordings of most of her compositions); Felix was encouraged, and produced sonatas, songs, cantatas, organ works, and even a symphony by the time he was 16 years old.
He married the daughter of a Huguenot pastor and, although he formally and publicly renouncing his Judaism, added the hyphenated Bartholdy to their names to indicate his conversion to Protestantism. This may explain why Mendelssohn eventually wrote Symphony No. 5, "The Reformation", which includes as the main theme in the 3rd movement the famous chorale "Ein feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress)".
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- Biographical information, links, and directory of available MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.
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- Karadar dictionary entry with life, works, catalogue, portraits and other illustrations, related composers, and MIDI audio samples.
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- Jeffrey Dane examines his life, conversion from Judaism to Christianity, works, and historical context.
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- Over 200 complete works by Mendelssohn offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies, including that from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Timelines, search engine.
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- Biography listed with others of the Romantic Era from the Internet Public Library's Music History 102. Includes portrait.
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- Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with extensive list of vocal works with German lyrics, many also in translation.
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- Collection of public domain scores and audio from Mutopia. Includes PDF, PNG, MIDI, and PS formats.
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- Detailed biography showing how he championed the works of others, including J. S. Bach, as well as writing and performing his own from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. Includes summary works list.
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- Detailed biography listing his major works and his role as a leader in forming the Leipzig Conservatory of Music by Charles K. Moss. Includes music samples and collection of his Songs without Words in PDF format.
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- This is the mfiles page for Felix Mendelssohn, with career highlights and links to related composers, plus selected music examples in Sheet Music, MIDI and MP3 formats.
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- Biographical material, links, and tune information from Hymnuts.
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- Program notes from the San Francisco Symphony with detailed biography, family information, and comments on the work.
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- Biography, MIDI files, and WMA/MP3 files.
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