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(1) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period.
Mendelssohn was born on 3rd February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany into a notable Jewish family (his grandfather was the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn). He was a child prodigy, though his family were careful not to allow this to distort his upbringing, and only approved of his following a musical career when it was clear that he was serious about music.
Early success in Germany was followed by travel throughout Europe; Mendelssohn was particularly well received in Britain as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there (during which many of his major works were premiered) form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes however set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, and Hector Berlioz. The Conservatory he founded at Leipzig became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn’s work includes symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano works, and chamber music. He also had an important role in the revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his creative originality has again been recognised, and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era. He died on 4th November 1847 in Leipzig.
(2) The other Felix Mendelssohn was a popular British crooner of the 1930s and 1940s. He became fascinated with Hawaiian music and became best known performing as Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders. See the Wikipedia article about this band and their Last.fm artist profile.
(1) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period.
Mendelssohn was born on 3rd February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany into a notable Jewish family (his grandfather was the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn). He was a child prodigy, though his family were careful not to allow this to distort his upbringing, and only approved of his following a musical career when it was clear that he was serious about music.
Early success in Germany was followed by travel throughout Europe; Mendelssohn was particularly well received in Britain as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there (during which many of his major works were premiered) form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes however set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, and Hector Berlioz. The Conservatory he founded at Leipzig became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn’s work includes symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano works, and chamber music. He also had an important role in the revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his creative originality has again been recognised, and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era. He died on 4th November 1847 in Leipzig.
(2) The other Felix Mendelssohn was a popular British crooner of the 1930s and 1940s. He became fascinated with Hawaiian music and became best known performing as Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders. See the Wikipedia article about this band and their Last.fm artist profile.
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01Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61: Overture, Op. 2112:35Felix Mendelssohn
03A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Melodram: 'Over hill, over dale' and March of the Elves (Act II)2:13Felix Mendelssohn
04A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Song with chorus: 'You spotted snakes' (Act II)4:25Felix Mendelssohn
05A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): The Spells (Melodram: Act II)0:51Felix Mendelssohn
06A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Entr'acte/Intermezzo (Hermia seeks Lysander; Entry of the Rustics: Act III)3:32Felix Mendelssohn
07A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Melodram: 'What hempen homespuns' (Act III)5:12Felix Mendelssohn
09A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Melodram: 'The Removal of the Spells' (Act IV)2:13Felix Mendelssohn
10Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61: VII. Wedding March (Entr'acte to Act V)5:09Felix Mendelssohn
11A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Fanfare and Funeral March (Act V)1:32Felix Mendelssohn
12A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Bergomask (Dance of the Rustics: Act V)1:41Felix Mendelssohn
13A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (1985 - Remaster): Wedding March reprise (Act V)0:57Felix Mendelssohn
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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