Felix Mendelssohn

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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the String Octet, the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah, the Hebrides Overture, the mature Violin Concerto, and the melody used in the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions.

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Top Tracks

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   Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19 : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19: 6. Andante sostenuto "Venetian Gondola Song"

   Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2; Songs without words

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   Lieder ohne Worte II, Op. 30 : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte II, Op. 30: I. Andante espressivo, MWV U103

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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   Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b: II. Andante espressivo, MWV U80

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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   Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b: IV. Moderato, MWV U73

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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   Lieder ohne Worte VII, Op. 85 : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte VII, Op. 85: VI. Allegretto con moto, MWV U155

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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   Lieder ohne Worte III, Op. 38 : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte III, Op. 38: V. Agitato appassionato, MWV U137

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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   Lieder ohne Worte III, Op. 38 : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte III, Op. 38: IV. Andante, MWV U120

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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   Lieder ohne Worte VI, Op. 67 : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte VI, Op. 67: II. Allegro leggiero, MWV U145 "Lost Illusions"

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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   Lieder ohne Worte II, Op. 30 : Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte II, Op. 30: IV. Agitato e con fuoco, MWV U98

   Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

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    Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 : Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato –

    Mendelssohn / Brahms: Violin Concertos

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