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...

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 ...

These are previously unpublished philosophical fragments and Judaica by Mendelssohn as well as letters from and to Mendelssohn.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 reference seeks to identify and briefly annotate a wide range of subjects relating to English musical culture, largely from the early 15th century through 1958, dates that ref...