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Introduction

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

The uncle from Boston Act I: Overture [excerpt]

Der Onkel aus Boston Act I: Overture [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Der Onkel aus Boston (The Uncle from Boston), a three-act dramatic work by Felix Mendelssohn, begun in May 1822 and completed in November 1823 Der Onkel aus Boston (The Uncle from Boston), a three-act dramatic work by Felix Mendelssohn, begun in May 1822 and completed in November 1823

Der Onkel aus Boston (The Uncle from Boston), a three-act dramatic work by Felix Mendelssohn, begun in May 1822 and completed in November 1823

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

6:59

Felix Mendelssohn

Children's piece, for piano in G major, Op. 72/1 Sechs Kinderst체cke, Op. 72 (Six Children's Pieces) - No. 1. Allegro non troppo

Kinderstück, for piano in G major, Op. 72/1 Sechs Kinderst체cke, Op. 72 (Six Children's Pieces) - No. 1. Allegro non troppo

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An extract from Mendelssohn's piano collection Kinderst체cke (Children's Pieces), published after the composer's death in 1847 An extract from Mendelssohn's piano collection Kinderst체cke (Children's Pieces), published after the composer's death in 1847

An extract from Mendelssohn's piano collection Kinderst체cke (Children's Pieces), published after the composer's death in 1847

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

2:57

Felix Mendelssohn

Song for my good father's birthday Lied zum Geburtstag meines guten Vaters

Lied zum Gebrutstag meines guten Vaters Lied zum Geburtstag meines guten Vaters

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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By His Early Teens, Mendelssohn Had Already Acquired an Impressive Portfolio of Musical Compositions Across a Range of Genres: Chamber Music, Psalm Settings, String Sinfonias and Keyboard Works By His Early Teens, Mendelssohn Had Already Acquired an Impressive Portfolio of Musical Compositions Across a Range of Genres: Chamber Music, Psalm Settings, String Sinfonias and Keyboard Works

By His Early Teens, Mendelssohn Had Already Acquired an Impressive Portfolio of Musical Compositions Across a Range of Genres: Chamber Music, Psalm Settings, String Sinfonias and Keyboard Works

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

5:40

Felix Mendelssohn

Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20 III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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A Similar Musical Atmosphere Was Created in the Second of Mendelssohn's Towering Early Works: His Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Finished in Early August 1826 and, Like the Octet, Most Probably First Performed in the Family Home A Similar Musical Atmosphere Was Created in the Second of Mendelssohn's Towering Early Works: His Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Finished in Early August 1826 and, Like the Octet, Most Probably First Performed in the Family Home

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21 Overture [excerpt]

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The Period also Witnessed the Inensification of Mendelssohn's Historical Interest in Earlier Styles, Particularly Sacred Vocal Music The Period also Witnessed the Inensification of Mendelssohn's Historical Interest in Earlier Styles, Particularly Sacred Vocal Music

The Period also Witnessed the Inensification of Mendelssohn's Historical Interest in Earlier Styles, Particularly Sacred Vocal Music

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

Est time in G minor/A major [excerpt]

Hora est in G minor/A major [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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1829 Saw the Beginning of Mendelssohn's Grand Tour of Europe, a Series of Excursions That Took the Composer North to Scotland and South to Italy, Both Countries Providing Inspiration for Symphonies He Would Go On to Write 1829 Saw the Beginning of Mendelssohn's Grand Tour of Europe, a Series of Excursions That Took the Composer North to Scotland and South to Italy, Both Countries Providing Inspiration for Symphonies He Would Go On to Write

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

The Hebrides in B minor, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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At the Home of a Wealthy Mine Owner in North Wales, the Next Stop in His Tour, Mendelssohn First Contemplated a Large-Scale Orchestral Work Now Known as the Reformation Symphony At the Home of a Wealthy Mine Owner in North Wales, the Next Stop in His Tour, Mendelssohn First Contemplated a Large-Scale Orchestral Work Now Known as the Reformation Symphony

At the Home of a Wealthy Mine Owner in North Wales, the Next Stop in His Tour, Mendelssohn First Contemplated a Large-Scale Orchestral Work Now Known as the Reformation Symphony

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

4:49

Felix Mendelssohn

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 Italian IV. Saltarello: Presto [excerpt]

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" IV. Saltarello: Presto [excerpt]

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The Second Opportunity to Present Itself on Mendelssohn's Return to Berlin, Following His European Tour, Was the Directorship of the 15th Niederrheinisches Musikfest... The Second Opportunity to Present Itself on Mendelssohn's Return to Berlin, Following His European Tour, Was the Directorship of the 15th Niederrheinisches Musikfest...

The Second Opportunity to Present Itself on Mendelssohn's Return to Berlin, Following His European Tour, Was the Directorship of the 15th Niederrheinisches Musikfest...

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

Overture for orchestra in C major "Trumpet", Op. 101 [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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The Success of Mendelssohn's Directorship of the D체sseldorf Festival - to One Commentator, ''the Greatest Public Success That He Had Yet Had in Germany' - Led to a Three-Year Appointment as Director of Music in the City The Success of Mendelssohn's Directorship of the D체sseldorf Festival - to One Commentator, ''the Greatest Public Success That He Had Yet Had in Germany' - Led to a Three-Year Appointment as Director of Music in the City

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

Paul, Op. 36 How Lovely Are the Messengers (Sung in English) [excerpt]

Paulus, Op. 36 How Lovely Are the Messengers (Sung in English) [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Roughly One Month Earlier, the 9th of September 1836, Mendelssohn Had Become Engaged to C챕cile Jeanrenaud... Roughly One Month Earlier, the 9th of September 1836, Mendelssohn Had Become Engaged to C챕cile Jeanrenaud...

Roughly One Month Earlier, the 9th of September 1836, Mendelssohn Had Become Engaged to C챕cile Jeanrenaud...

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

2:58

Felix Mendelssohn

Motets (3) for female chorus & organ, Op. 39 No. 1. Veni, Domine (Hear My Prayer, O Lord) [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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The Next Few Years in Leipzig Witnessed the Completion of Mendelssohn's String Quartets Op. 44, His Piano Trio in D Minor, the Overture 'Ruy Blas'... The Next Few Years in Leipzig Witnessed the Completion of Mendelssohn's String Quartets Op. 44, His Piano Trio in D Minor, the Overture 'Ruy Blas'...

The Next Few Years in Leipzig Witnessed the Completion of Mendelssohn's String Quartets Op. 44, His Piano Trio in D Minor, the Overture 'Ruy Blas'...

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

3:30

Felix Mendelssohn

Organ Sonata No. 2 in C minor/C major, Op. 65/2 II. Allegro maestoso e vivace [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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It Is Easy to Forget That, While Mendelssohn Was Most Famous During His Lifetime as a Composer, Conductor and virtuoso pianist, His Skills Extended to the Organ It Is Easy to Forget That, While Mendelssohn Was Most Famous During His Lifetime as a Composer, Conductor and virtuoso pianist, His Skills Extended to the Organ

It Is Easy to Forget That, While Mendelssohn Was Most Famous During His Lifetime as a Composer, Conductor and virtuoso pianist, His Skills Extended to the Organ

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 III. Allegro molto vivace [excerpt]

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 III. Allegro molto vivace [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Hear My Prayer, a Short Standalone Piece of Sacred Choral Music Also Composed in 1844, Cannot Be Described as a Masterpiece Hear My Prayer, a Short Standalone Piece of Sacred Choral Music Also Composed in 1844, Cannot Be Described as a Masterpiece

Hear My Prayer, a Short Standalone Piece of Sacred Choral Music Also Composed in 1844, Cannot Be Described as a Masterpiece

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

Hear My Prayer in G major [excerpt]

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Ten Years After the Premiere of St Paul, Mendelssohn Turned His Attention Once Again to the Genre of the Oratorio: the Result Was Elijah... Ten Years After the Premiere of St Paul, Mendelssohn Turned His Attention Once Again to the Genre of the Oratorio: the Result Was Elijah...

Ten Years After the Premiere of St Paul, Mendelssohn Turned His Attention Once Again to the Genre of the Oratorio: the Result Was Elijah...

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

Elijah, Op.70 Part II, No. 42. Alsdann wird euer Licht hervorbrechen (And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth [excerpt]

Elijah, Op. 70 Part II, No. 42. Alsdann wird euer Licht hervorbrechen (And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth [excerpt]

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Mendelssohn Died on the 4th of November 1847 Following a Series of Strokes Mendelssohn Died on the 4th of November 1847 Following a Series of Strokes

Mendelssohn Died on the 4th of November 1847 Following a Series of Strokes

Great Composers in Words & Music: Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn

Song Without Words for piano No. 28 in G major, Op. 62/4 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62 - No. 28 in G major, Op. 62, No. 4

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