Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (German pronunciation: [ˈjaːkɔp ˈluːtvɪç ˈfeːlɪks ˈmɛndl̩szoːn baʁˈtɔldi]), born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.
The 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 Lutheran 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 (now the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig), which he founded, became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
The Best of Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn : The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - Overture
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Paulus op.36 aus dem Katharinensaal der HMT-Rostock
Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 A minor 'Scottisch' Mariss Jansons , Bayerischer Rundfunk
Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No 2 B flat major 'Lobgesang' 'Hymn of Praise' R.Chailly La Scala Phil
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Felix Mendelssohn - Choral Works - Magnificat & Gloria
Felix Mendelssohn: "Sueño de una Noche de Verano" Obertura (Op. 21) Dir: Mtra. Patricia Pouchulu
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words (complete set) - Rena Kyriakou
Felix Mendelssohn: Vioolconcert in e-klein, op.64
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor OP.64 (Full Length) : Hilary Hahn & FRSO
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 "Italian" (complete/full) / Nathalie Stutzmann
Plot
Requiem for Fanny recreates the world of Felix Mendelssohn, to the musical accompaniment of his beautiful String Quartet No. 2. In a period setting, actors and dancers perform around and about the musicians, evoking the composer's happy childhood and sophisticated milieu, as well as his close relationship with Goethe and his symbiotic relationship with his sister Fanny, herself a major composer.
Keywords: chamber-music, string-quartet
The Best of Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn : The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - Overture
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Paulus op.36 aus dem Katharinensaal der HMT-Rostock
Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 A minor 'Scottisch' Mariss Jansons , Bayerischer Rundfunk
Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No 2 B flat major 'Lobgesang' 'Hymn of Praise' R.Chailly La Scala Phil
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Felix Mendelssohn - Choral Works - Magnificat & Gloria
Felix Mendelssohn: "Sueño de una Noche de Verano" Obertura (Op. 21) Dir: Mtra. Patricia Pouchulu
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words (complete set) - Rena Kyriakou
Felix Mendelssohn: Vioolconcert in e-klein, op.64
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor OP.64 (Full Length) : Hilary Hahn & FRSO
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 "Italian" (complete/full) / Nathalie Stutzmann
Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) (Abbado)
Felix Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor op.64, 1st movement: Allegro molto appassionato
Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
Julia Fischer - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 - Myung Whun Chung
Felix Mendelssohn - Marcha Nupcial
Lauda Sion op.73 (Felix Mendelssohn) completo - Coro, Solisti e Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Maestro se encrespan las aguas - Coro Felix Mendelssohn
Requiem for Fanny (Felix Mendelssohn) COMPLETE
Janine Jansen - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Piano Sextet in D Major, Op 110 Live YouTube
Mendelssohn: 2e symfonie, 'Lobgesang' - Live Concert HD
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Suite 'Ein Sommernachtstraum' / A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61 (Live)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: "Hör mein Bitten, Herr" live im Wiener Konzerthaus
Felix Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 - Jan Lisiecki
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphony No.2 "Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)" op. 52 [complete]
Variations Sérieuses Op 54 by Felix Mendelssohn performed (live) by Mark Gasser 2009
Olga Scheps, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Rondo capriccioso E-Dur/ in E major op. 14, Live
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.11, Claudio Abbado
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture Op.21 by Masur, LGO (1997)
Hilary Hahn - Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64
Arabella Steinbacher - Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (2009 , Live)
Arabella Steinbacher - Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (2012 , Live)
Felix Mendelssohn, "Song Without Words" Op 19 No 2 (live)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Ein Sommernachtstraum op.61 - Kabinettoper Production live
Mendelssohn: Wedding March / Abbado · Berliner Philharmoniker
Live-Performance model LX Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14 - Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn - Hear my prayer
Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 (slower version) Joel Hastings, piano
FrauenTöne - Hebe deine Augen auf von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (live)
Fruhlingslied, Op. 8, N. 6 by Felix Mendelssohn / Susannah Bayliss - Soprano / Live 2012
FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY.- Oratorio Elias Op. 70 - (completo)
Mendelssohn - Elijah, Op 70 - Gatti
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Paulus op.36 Erster Teil aus dem Katharinensaal Rostock
FELIX MENDELSSOHN.- Música Incidental para una noche de verano
Mendelssohn: Elias (Part 1) Theo Adam, Elly Ameling, Peter Schreier, Annelies Burmeister
FELIX MENDELSSOHN.- Concierto para violín Op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 42, Op. 42 (Philippe Herreweghe et al)
Reformation Symphony by Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Parte 1
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto e minor op. 64 -- English -- interview with Igor Ozim
Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna - Felix de Mendelssohn talk about studying psychotherapy
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy The String Quartets 3/4
Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 10 (part 1) - Kavakos, VFCO
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 1 (complete/full) / Nathalie Stutzmann
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Sonate d-Moll (d minor) Nr. 6, op. 65 (Ernst-Erich Stender)
Felix de Mendelssohn: Psychoanalytiker und Traumforscher | SWR1 Leute
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 2
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Piano Trio No 1 D Minor Op. 49
Felix Mendelssohn - Veni Domine op.39,1
Felix Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14 (Jorge Bolet)
Peter Ustinov presenta: Felix Mendelssohn I
Felix Mendelssohn: Lost Treasures Discussion - Part II
DILIJAN CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES - Felix Mendelssohn - String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 No. 2
(HD) Mendelssohn: Elias, oratorio in two parts, op. 70 | Orchestre National de France
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E Flat Major
Aug 31 Romantic Round - Schumann Quartett
Felix Mendelssohn: Lost Treasures Discussion - Part 1