Felix Mendelssohn is often credited as the man who popularised Johann Sebastian Bach. Although he mounted important performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, leading to a Bach revival, Felix was not the only member of his family who made this

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) is often painted as the polite and well-mannered Romantic. We certainly know him as the composer of fairy wings, sparkling scherzos, and elegant melodies. But as soon as you spend a little time at the piano with

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805–1847), elder sister to the celebrated Felix Mendelssohn, was a prodigious composer. Did you know that she composed over 460 works, including songs, chamber music, choral pieces, and solo piano compositions that rival her brother’s works in sophistication

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) is often celebrated for his orchestral masterpieces like the Italian Symphony or the incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. However, Mendelssohn was not only a prodigious composer but also one of the finest pianists of his

In the spring of 1836, Felix Mendelssohn met a singer named Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud, who was a member of the Cäcilienverein choir in Frankfurt. He was immediately attracted to her. That summer, he returned to Frankfurt, wanting to get

Felix Mendelssohn was one of the 19th century’s most gifted composers. Blending classical elegance with a touch of romantic flair, his music is truly timeless. From the sweeping grandeur of his symphonies to the ethereal charm of his concertos, or

As the director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus concerts, Felix Mendelssohn was approached by the local Theatrical Pension Fund to provide them, free of charge, with some incidental music for a performance of Victor Hugo’s 1838 drama Ruy Blas. Specifically, they

Felix Mendelssohn was born in 1809 in Hamburg, Germany. He became one of the most dazzling talents in classical music history and helped to lay the ground for classical music’s Romantic Era. Here are a few facts about his life