Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy[n 1] (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, [n 2] was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor …

Oct 31, 2025 · Felix Mendelssohn, German composer, pianist, music conductor, and teacher, one of the most-celebrated figures of the early Romantic period.

Felix Mendelssohn was widely recognized from the very start of his career as an extraordinary prodigy, and by the end of his relatively short life—he died at age 38—had emerged as one of …

Feb 3, 2025 · Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period. He is often considered the greatest child prodigy after Wolfgang …

Jul 19, 2023 · Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, overtures, concertos, piano pieces, and songs. Amongst his most …

During his brief life, Mendelssohn produced approximately 750 musical works in nearly every genre -- from solo songs and works for solo piano, to choral and chamber works, and to large …

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ranks among the most pre-eminent, universally gifted and versatile musicians of the 19th century. His musical work as a composer, conductor and pianist took …

Dec 20, 2023 · Here is an introduction to the life and work of that supremely talented early Romantic composer, Felix Mendelssohn, whose facility for melody and drama can be matched …

Incurably restless, Mendelssohn lived his adult life at a feverish pace. As well as composing and performing regularly on the piano and organ, he also worked as a conductor.

Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.