Felix Mendelssohn, grandson of the distinguished Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn, was born in Hamburg, the son of a banker (the additional surname Bartholdy was added to the family name when his parents converted to Christianity). The family moved to Berlin, where Mendelssohn was brought up and able to associate with a cultured circle of family friends. He was associated with the revival of public interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and in the early 1830s travelled abroad for his education, spending time in Italy and also visiting England, Wales and Scotland. He was later conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig (where he also established a conservatory), his stay there interrupted briefly by a return to Berlin. He died in Leipzig in ...

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ASHTON, F.: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2017)
ASHTON, F.: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2017)
Composers: Franck, Cesar -- Liszt, Franz -- Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Bolle, Roberto -- Clark, Robert -- London Oratory Junior Choir -- McRae, Steven -- Muntagirov, Vadim -- Nunez, Marianela -- Plasson, Emmanuel -- Royal Ballet, Covent Garden -- Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden -- Stobart, Paul -- Takada, Akane -- Yanowsky, Zenaida
Label/Producer: Opus Arte
BRAHMS, J.: Symphony No. 1 / MENDELSSOHN, Felix: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture (Solti) (1971)
BRAHMS, J.: Symphony No. 1 / MENDELSSOHN, Felix: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture (Solti) (1971)
Composers: Brahms, Johannes -- Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Chicago Symphony Orchestra -- Solti, Georg
Label/Producer: ICA Classics
BRAUTIGAM, Ronald: Piano Notes (Documentary)
BRAUTIGAM, Ronald: Piano Notes (Documentary)
Composers: Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Chopin, Fryderyk -- Haydn, Franz Joseph -- Mendelssohn, Felix -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Scarlatti, Domenico -- Schubert, Franz -- Schumann, Robert
Artist: Brautigam, Ronald
Label/Producer: Seventh Art Productions
Chamber Music - BRAHMS, J. / LUTOSLAWSKI, W. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / MONTI, V. / YSAYE, E. (Verbier Festival, 2011) (Argerich, Kavakos, Maisky)
Chamber Music - BRAHMS, J. / LUTOSLAWSKI, W. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / MONTI, V. / YSAYE, E. (Verbier Festival, 2011) (Argerich, Kavakos, Maisky)
Composers: Brahms, Johannes -- Lutoslawski, Witold -- Mendelssohn, Felix -- Monti, Vittorio -- Ysaye, Eugene
Artists: Argerich, Martha -- Bashmet, Yuri -- Bell, Joshua -- Capucon, Gautier -- Kavakos, Leonidas -- Kissin, Evgeny -- Lakatos, Roby -- Maisky, Mischa -- Matsuev, Denis -- Rachlin, Julian -- Repin, Vadim -- Wang, Yuja
Label/Producer: EuroArts
Chamber Music (Strings) - BEETHOVEN, L. van / FAURE, G. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix (Verbier Festival, 2009) (Sokolov, Maisky, Jansen, Tomter)
Chamber Music (Strings) - BEETHOVEN, L. van / FAURE, G. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix (Verbier Festival, 2009) (Sokolov, Maisky, Jansen, Tomter)
Composers: Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Faure, Gabriel -- Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Bell, Joshua -- Fray, David -- Goerner, Nelson -- Jansen, Janine -- Kissin, Evgeny -- Maisky, Mischa -- Sokolov, Valeriy -- Thedeen, Torleif -- Tomter, Lars Anders
Label/Producer: EuroArts
Choral Music - MENDELSSOHN, F. / SWEELINCK, J.P. / SANDSTROM, J. / RACHMANINOV, S. / VERDI, G. / BRUCKNER, A. (Choral Concerts)
Choral Music - MENDELSSOHN, F. / SWEELINCK, J.P. / SANDSTROM, J. / RACHMANINOV, S. / VERDI, G. / BRUCKNER, A. (Choral Concerts)
Composers: Anonymous -- Bruckner, Anton -- Mendelssohn, Felix -- Rachmaninov, Sergei -- Sandstrom, Jan -- Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon -- Verdi, Giuseppe
Artists: Budday, Jurgen -- Buntai, Saikawa -- Eben, David -- Gjosan-rju Tendai Somjo -- Kozhevnikov, Andrey -- Maulbronn Chamber Choir -- Moscow State Academic Choir -- Schola Gregoriana Pragensis
Label/Producer: K and K Verlagsanstalt
DISCOVERING MASTERPIECES - MENDELSSOHN, F.: Violin Concerto in E minor
DISCOVERING MASTERPIECES - MENDELSSOHN, F.: Violin Concerto in E minor
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Erben, Frank-Michael -- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra -- Masur, Kurt
Label/Producer: EuroArts
EUROPA-KONZERT 2016 - BRUSTAD, B. / BEETHOVEN, L. van / GRIEG, E. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix (Frang, Berlin Philharmonic, Rattle)
EUROPA-KONZERT 2016 - BRUSTAD, B. / BEETHOVEN, L. van / GRIEG, E. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix (Frang, Berlin Philharmonic, Rattle)
Composers: Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Brustad, Bjarne -- Grieg, Edvard -- Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra -- Frang, Vilde -- Rattle, Simon
Label/Producer: EuroArts
HOME MUSIC BERLIN CONCERTS Part I
HOME MUSIC BERLIN CONCERTS Part I
Composers: Chopin, Fryderyk -- Debussy, Claude -- Dvorak, Antonin -- Franck, Cesar -- Liszt, Franz -- Medtner, Nicolas -- Mendelssohn, Felix -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Rachmaninov, Sergei -- Reger, Max -- Schumann, Robert -- Scriabin, Alexander -- Viardot-Garcia, Pauline
Artists: Chochieva, Zlata -- Eberle, Veronica -- Eckardstein, Severin von -- Gryshyn, Igor -- Piemontesi, Francesco -- Tetzlaff, Christian -- Tokar, Olena -- Zimmermann, Tabea
Label/Producer: PARS Media
MENDELSSOHN, F.: 6 Spruche, Op. 79, MWV SD42 (Budday)
MENDELSSOHN, F.: 6 Spruche, Op. 79, MWV SD42 (Budday)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Budday, Jurgen -- Maulbronn Chamber Choir
Label/Producer: K and K Verlagsanstalt
MENDELSSOHN, F.: Symphony No. 2,
MENDELSSOHN, F.: Symphony No. 2,
Composers: Mendelssohn, Felix -- Rihm, Wolfgang
Artists: Chailly, Riccardo -- Leipzig Gewandhaus Choir -- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra -- Schnitzer, Petra-Maria -- Schwanewilms, Anne -- Seiffert, Peter
Label/Producer: EuroArts
MENDELSSOHN, F.: Violin Concerto in D minor (2nd version) (Tianwa Yang, Gallois) (from Naxos 8.572662)
MENDELSSOHN, F.: Violin Concerto in D minor (2nd version) (Tianwa Yang, Gallois) (from Naxos 8.572662)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Gallois, Patrick -- Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla -- Yang, Tianwa
Label/Producer: Naxos Video Footage
MENDELSSOHN, F.: Violin Concerto in E minor / Piano Trio No. 1 / Violin Sonata in F Major (Mutter)
MENDELSSOHN, F.: Violin Concerto in E minor / Piano Trio No. 1 / Violin Sonata in F Major (Mutter)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Harrell, Lynn -- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra -- Masur, Kurt -- Mutter, Anne-Sophie -- Previn, Andre
Label/Producer: UNITEL
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Lied ohne Worte, Op. 109 (Masterclass with Wies de Boeve) (Toledo Rodriguez, Gomez Madrigal)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Lied ohne Worte, Op. 109 (Masterclass with Wies de Boeve) (Toledo Rodriguez, Gomez Madrigal)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: de Boeve, Wies -- Gomez Madrigal, Jesus -- Toledo Rodriguez, Jorge
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Mendelssohn Unknown (Documentary, 2009)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Mendelssohn Unknown (Documentary, 2009)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Isserlis, Steven -- Prosseda, Roberto -- Tchakerian, Sonig
Label/Producer: EuroArts
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Sextet, Op. 110 / Symphony No. 3/ Piano Concerto No. 1 (Verbier Festival, 2009) (Yuja Wang, Masur)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Sextet, Op. 110 / Symphony No. 3/ Piano Concerto No. 1 (Verbier Festival, 2009) (Yuja Wang, Masur)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Carpenter, David Aaron -- Gabetta, Sol -- Masur, Kurt -- Mesh, Leigh -- Rysanov, Maxim -- Troussov, Kirill -- Verbier Festival Orchestra -- Wang, Yuja
Label/Producer: EuroArts
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: II. Menuetto (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: II. Menuetto (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Accord Quartet -- Kondor, Peter -- Mezo, Peter -- Olvetti, Matyas -- Schmidt, Rainer -- Veer, Csongor
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: III. Andante espressivo con moto (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: III. Andante espressivo con moto (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Accord Quartet -- Kondor, Peter -- Mezo, Peter -- Olvetti, Matyas -- Schmidt, Rainer -- Veer, Csongor
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: IV. Presto con brio (Part 1) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: IV. Presto con brio (Part 1) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Accord Quartet -- Kondor, Peter -- Mezo, Peter -- Olvetti, Matyas -- Schmidt, Rainer -- Veer, Csongor
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: IV. Presto con brio (Part 2) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quartet No. 3: IV. Presto con brio (Part 2) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Accord Quartet)
Composer: Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Accord Quartet -- Kondor, Peter -- Mezo, Peter -- Olvetti, Matyas -- Schmidt, Rainer -- Veer, Csongor
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music