Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Art song, Composer
1809 – 1847
Who was Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy?
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.
A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family, although initially he was raised without religion and was later baptised as a Reformed Christian. Mendelssohn was recognised early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his talent.
Early success in Germany, where he also revived interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, 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 Leipzig Conservatoire, which he founded, became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1809
Hamburg - Also known as
- Felix Mendelssohn-Barthology
- Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
- Mendelssohm
- Filix Mendelssohn
- Mendelsohhn
- Mendelsohn
- Mendelsohn, Felix
- Felix Mendellsohn-Bartholdy
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Mendelssohn
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud
(1837/03/28 - 1847/11/04)
- Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Ashkenazi Jews
- Jewish people
- Germans
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Lived in
- Berlin
- Died
- Nov 4, 1847
Leipzig
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on July 23, 2013
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