| Birth: | Feb. 3, 1809 | | Death: | Nov. 4, 1847 | 
Composer, grandson of Moses Mendelssohn. His father, who had Felix baptised, adopted the additional name 'Bartholdy' and tried to persuade his son adopt it exclusively, (on the grounds that, due to the fame of Moses Mendelssohn as a Jewsih philosopher, 'there could no more be a Christian Mendelssohn than there could be a Jewish Confucius'), but Felix refused. His most famous works are probably the 'Hebrides Overture', the 'Italian Symphony' and the renowned 'Wedding March' from his incidental music to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. His chamber music is particularly fine, especially the 'Octet' (written when he was 18) and the string quartets. Felix was also a skilled conductor and an accomplished artist, and performed a major service to music in reviving the works of J. S. Bach, in particular the 'St. Matthew Passion'. He became a European celebrity, and a favourite of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His reputation was unfairly assailed however by Richard Wagner and is only nowadays fully recovering.
Search Amazon for Felix Mendelssohn | | | Burial:
Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof I
Berlin
Berlin, Germany |
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Record added: Jul 04, 2000
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