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 ...

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 ...

During his tragically curtailed life, the 19th century German composer Felix Mendelssohn became adept at code switching. Mendelssohn was born Jewish, but his parents baptized him as Protestant while ...

Felix Mendelssohn was a prodigious German conductor, pianist, organist and composer, having written 12 symphonies by the age of 14. Born: 3 February 1809, Hamburg. Died: 4 November 1847, Leipzig. He ...

In this 13-part series, pianist, teacher and author David Dubal explores the way the giants of the 19th century wrote for the solo piano. Each one-hour program will focus on a single composer, from ...

In this 13-part series, pianist, teacher and author David Dubal explores the way the giants of the 19th century wrote for the solo piano. Each one-hour program will focus on a single composer, from ...

In our seemingly endless effort to categorize, quantify and qualify nearly everything, the question is often raised: "Who was the world's greatest classical music prodigy?" Mozart, Mendelssohn, ...

Though his musical genius is indisputable, Felix Mendelssohn wasn’t the only talent in his family. As his great-granddaughter Cécile reveals, the family was a gifted bunch... When Felix Mendelssohn ...

Donald Macleod explores Felix Mendelssohn's last seven years, starting with his appointment in 1841 to the post of Royal Prussian Kapellmeister in his home town of Berlin. For the previous six years ...

THE letters of a musician are often singularly interesting, because one approaches his mind in a novel way ; and in this familiar correspondence 1 the impression which Mendelssohn gives of himself is ...

It's an hour of sisters and brothers on Performance Today. We'll start with two exceptionally close siblings, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. When Fanny was young, she aspired to be a professional ...