Symphony No 4 (1st Movement)
There are two artists with this name: (1) a German composer, (2) a British … Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists with this name: (1) a German composer, (2) a British singer and band leader.
(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.
Symphony No 4
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…
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…
Song of the Islands Islands of Hawaii Where skies of blue are calling me Where b…
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@safirasnh
i heard this piece for the first time in 2007 or 2008 i guess from barbie move (twelve dancing princesses) and i immediately fall in love since then! but no matter how hard i tried to find the title i never found it until today........this piece literally haunts me for years and i'm glad i stumbled upon this again today!
@AlwaysStanaNathan
Same ahaha I was in music class and I was shocked and so happy to find it finally after all those years
@katyexley8190
See, people may mock Barbie, but because of those films, I adore classical music, and ballet!
@8moltovivace8
omg I relate to you... The copy of the movie I had was of low quality so it took me a few tries to find this (from the end credits). I found it five years ago and since then I haven't stopped listening to classical music :)
@vernabassemier1367
this was also the music Sergie Grinko and Ekaterrina Gordieva skated to in one f the opympics
@MegaMech
You can google the music that movies use
@adrianoseresi3525
Mendelssohn is truly underrated. His music so easily captures the heart.
@adrianoseresi3525
Ach! I could not agree more!!
@SigfriedNothung
Because He was a Jew ...
@annedwyer797
@@SigfriedNothung Please take your anti-Semitic comments elsewhere.