Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed two concertpieces - Konzertstücke - opus 113 and 114 for clarinet, bassethorn and orchestra. These works were dedicated with much respect to the clarinettists Ba...

Felix Mendelssohn's "Concerto for Violin" became immediately very popular soon after its premiere in 1845 and is still regarded as one of the greatest violin concertos of all time. The concerto has de...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Mendelssohn composed the incidental music for the play 'Athalia' in the years 1843-1845. The story is based on the play 'Athalie' by the French playwright Jean Racine. From this incidental music, the...

Mendelssohn composed the incidental music for the play 'Athalia' in the years 1843-1845. The story is based on the play 'Athalie' by the French playwright Jean Racine. From this incidental music, the...

About Mendelssohn's oratorio 'Elias' The Times said: 'Never was there a more complete triumph - never a more thorough and speedy recognition of a great work of art.' The libretto of Elijah is most ski...

Felix Mendelssohn was a skilled organist, and during his visits to Britain he gave a number of well-received organ recitals. It cannot be said that Mendelssohn was the most innovative composer of his...

Felix Mendelssohn was a skilled organist, and during his visits to Britain he gave a number of well-received organ recitals. It cannot be said that Mendelssohn was the most innovative composer of his...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) komponierte zu zwei verschiedenen Zeiten die Musik zu William Shakespeares Theaterstück A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ein Sommernachtstraum). 1826, im Alter von...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) komponierte zu zwei verschiedenen Zeiten die Musik zu William Shakespeares Theaterstück A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ein Sommernachtstraum). 1826, im Alter von...

At the tender age of 15, Mendelssohn crafted one of the earliest works for wind ensemble (an 11-wind bathhouse ensemble on the German seacoast). This modern resetting makes this historically significa...

Dies ist ein programmatisches Meisterwerk! Man kann fast die Wellen brechen hören und sich die Weite der Höhle vorstellen, der Mendelssohn auf seiner Reise zu den schottischen Hebrideninseln begegnete...

Es wurde für elf Bläser geschrieben, als Mendelssohn fünfzehn Jahre alt war, und für ein zeitgenössisches Blasorchester eingerichtet (die Saxophonstimmen sind optional, um dem Wunsch nach historischer...

Dieser Teil aus Mendelssohns 'Midsummer Night's Dream' ist ein Stück mit vieler Atmosphäre und besonders gut für Blasorchester geeignet. Vor allem die Waldhorngruppe kann sich an diesem Stück zugute t...