Felix de Mendelssohn Book order
January 1, 1944 – October 7, 2016
Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor, recognized for reviving interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and establishing himself as a prominent figure of the early Romantic period. His musical sensibilities leaned towards conservatism, setting him apart from more experimental contemporaries, and the conservatorium he founded became a stronghold of this anti-radical outlook. Mendelssohn's prolific output encompasses symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano works, and chamber music, with many of his major compositions premiering during his extensive visits to Great Britain. After a period of relative obscurity due to shifting musical tastes and anti-Semitism, his creative originality has been re-evaluated and he is now celebrated as one of the most beloved composers of the Romantic era.
- 2013
- 2008
Mendelssohn's first great excursion into the genre of oratorio was first performed in 1836 in Düsseldorf at a festival. Set to a libretto by Julius Schubring based on the Bible, it soon gained considerable popularity in England, which resulted in his famous second oratorio, Elijah. The definitive vocal score reprinted here, edited by the German musicologist Alfred Dörffel, with a piano reduction prepared by the composer's student August Horn, features both the original German and the subsequent English text. First issued around 1890 by C. F. Peters, this digitally-enhanced reprint has been enlarged to a very readable A4 size, with measure numbers and rehearsal letters added.
- 2007