Mendelssohn’s musical reveals all of these facets through breathtaking drama and some of the most beautiful choral writing ...

Of all of the subjects that I have covered in this column for the last 36 years, readers often tell me that their favorite is ...

* A concert by the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra featuring overtures composed by two German composers from the first half of ...

Both Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn were precocious children who revealed their musical talent early on. Their family fostered their skills; both received piano and counterpoint instruction. Felix was ...

There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Felix Mendelssohn, the famed, wildly prolific 19th-century composer. But what about Fanny? This weekend, forgotten music written by Felix’s older sister Fanny ...

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The New York Philharmonic under Matthias Pintscher brought dramatic urgency to “Pelleas und Melisande” in commemoration of the composer’s 150th birthday. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim How can you get ...

"Easter Sonata" — a complex four-movement piano composition from 19th-century Germany — could only have been written by Felix Mendelssohn. Or so thought many of the archivists, scholars and musicians ...

In 1829 Felix Mendelssohn visited the Hebrides, a group of islands off the coast of Scotland. This trip inspired him to write his famous “Hebrides Overture”. Now, two Cambridge academics have adapted ...

Mercury Studios, the production company behind recent Abbey Road Studios doc “If These Walls Could Sing,” have unveiled their new feature, about composer Felix Mendelssohn’s genius sister Fanny.

This article examines Hiller's early orchestral compositions according to criteria set down by Mendelssohn and aims to illuminate new aspects regarding the relationship between the two composers.