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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.
3 Etudes Opus 104b: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
Felix Mendelssohn Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Felix Mendelssohn:
Elijah: Hear Ye Israel Hear ye, Israel, Hear what the Lord speaketh: Oh, hadst…
Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hark! The herald angels sing ""Glory to the new-born king!""…
Hawaiian War Chant There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started …
Hear Ye Israel Hear ye, Israel, Hear what the Lord speaketh: Oh, hadst…
Mood Indigo You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't…
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua I want to go back to my little grass shack…
Pagan Love Song Come with me where moonbeams light Tahitian skies And the st…
Sing Me A Song Of The Island Sing me a song of the islands My serenade that the…
Song of the Islands Islands of Hawaii Where skies of blue are calling me Where b…
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@SeeMusicPiano
Although this Etude is a study in arpeggios, it also provides the challenge of the "Three-Hand Effect" - playing with two hands, but creating the illusion that one is using three hands. It's quite difficult to keep the melody fluid and phrased while trading it off between hands, and keeping the arpeggios flowing smoothly!
@fredericchopin1228
Great performance man Keep up the great work!!!!
@ViktorRadoslavov
Well you did it :)
@evelia1156
Thanks for explaining this! I thought something sounded “suspicious” until I realized that the “3rd” melody was being played/shared between both hands! Seriously incredible work here. Thank you
@isaacrandomrussell5630
It sounds very nice, also interesting to see a parallel in an etude I’m making, I’m trying to build the illusion of playing with both hands while only using my right (dominant) hand.
@kyroh-bf2tf
@@evelia1156 thats not the "'3rd' melody" thats just the only melody
@rebsondodjidahouede3799
I love the fact that you play pieces that we don't see so much on YouTube 💯
@ezekielbulloch4649
I play uncommon pieces on my piano channel. They are mostly just film music though. You may check them out if you wish
@lyrikpiano2617
@@ezekielbulloch4649 not to hate or anything but the pieces of music on your channel are anything but uncommon…
@ezekielbulloch4649
@@lyrikpiano2617 i didn't mean all my pieces on my channel. I know I have a lot of common ones.
I have some uncommon ones as well though, just not all of them. They're all films music.
If your reply was meant to be negative then im sorry you don't like my covers.
But yeah, I have a few tracks on my channel that I'm pretty sure I'm the only person on YouTube to have a piano cover of.
So some, not all, of my pieces are uncommon. I'm aware that I have common pieces as well.
Sorry I misspoke.