Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn M Composers Composition
Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn M Composers Composition
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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Unique Tracks - Full recordings of the composer's violin concerto in D minor.
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Lauras Midi Heaven - Some MIDI files from the composer.
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Classic Cat - Biographical information, links, and directory of available MP3 audio files.
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Facility and Mastery: Felix Mendelssohn - Jeffrey Dane examines his life, conversion from Judaism to Christianity, works, and historical context.
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IMDb: Mendelssohn Filmography - Lists movies in which his music was featured.
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Felix Mendelssohn - Biography of the composers life, including a portrait.
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The Michael O'Neal Singers - An article about the composer.
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Classical Net: Felix Mendelssohn - Recommended biographies, recommended scores, CD reviews, a works list, and audio samples in MIDI format.
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) - Karadar dictionary entry with life, works, catalogue, portraits and other illustrations, related composers, and MIDI audio samples.
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Mfiles - Career highlights and selected music examples that can be seen as sheet music in Sibelius format.
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Internet Public Library - Biography listed with others of the Romantic Era. Includes portrait.
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Classical Music Pages - Biography extracts from Grove Dictionary of Music (by Matt Boynick).
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Naxos: Felix Mendelssohn - Biographical sketch, caricature, commentary on his forays into various musical genres, descriptions of the types of music he composed, and a discography.
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Find A Grave: Felix Mendelssohn - A biography and musical commentary of the composers life. Pictures of his gravesite with an interactive memorial.
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Mutopia - Collection of public domain scores and audio. Includes PDF, PNG, MIDI, and PS formats.
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Gagliano Recordings: Felix Mendelssohn - Biography, picture, and links.
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Wikipedia - Article with biography, musical influence, bibliography, portrait, internal references to related people and topics, and links.
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Hymnuts - Biography and a description of one of his most well known tunes.
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Kunst der Fuge - Biography and MIDI files.
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Record Hall: Felix Mendelssohn - A biography that critiques and analyzes the composer's style.
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WQXR - Biography showing how he championed the works of others, including J. S. Bach, as well as writing and performing his own. Includes summary works list.
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The Rec Music Foundation - List of vocal works with German lyrics, with English translations available.
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Humanities Web - Brief biography, key works, suggested reading and recordings, timeline, quotes, links, and additional resources.
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