Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

This chapter begins with a discussion of Mendelssohn’s development as a composer, his involvement with the works of J. S. Bach and Handel, and the genesis of St. Paul. Following is...

Abstract Although Mendelssohn was most famous during his lifetime as a composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor, he also enjoyed an enviable reputation as a highly ...

Between 1850 and 1920, readings of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by women took place in conjunction with concerts of Felix Mendelssohn’s incidental music, popularized by ...

Abstract In print for nearly fifty years and based on Philip Radcliffe's exceptionally wide knowledge of the Classical and Romantic repertoires, this 'life and wo...

These are previously unpublished philosophical fragments and Judaica by Mendelssohn as well as letters from and to Mendelssohn. Among other things, the volume contains comments on ...

This book examines church music and public concert music in Leipzig, Germany, a city in Saxony, in the period between 1750 (the year Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach died) and 18...