Felix Mendelssohn

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Goethe heard both & said Mozart's youthful works were "prattle" compared to those of this later "M" composer Mendelssohn $1,200 DJ FACTS ABOUT CLASSICAL COMPOSERS 2025-11-07 #9430
Queen Victoria: "Now I'll sing 'Italien', my favorite of your works". this composer: "Uh, that one's actually by my sister Fanny" (Felix) Mendelssohn $2,000 DJ RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL COMPOSERS 2022-05-23 #8646
Last name of Fanny, seen here, some of her compositions were originally published under her brother Felix's name Mendelssohn $800 DJ COMPOSERS 2021-04-07 #8373
Last name of Fanny, Felix' beloved older sister who composed some 500 pieces of music Mendelssohn $400 DJ WOMEN COMPOSERS 2019-10-08 #8067
His first name means "happy", but 3 of his 5 symphonies are in gloomy minor keys Felix Mendelssohn FJ COMPOSERS 2011-04-06 #6123
This German Romantic composer dedicated his "Scottish Symphony" to Queen Victoria Felix Mendelssohn $2,000 DJ COMPOSERS 2006-10-13 #5080
His family was Jewish but his father became a Protestant & added Bartholdy to the last name Felix Mendelssohn DD $2,800 DJ CLASSICAL COMPOSERS 2005-06-27 #4806
We're fortunate to have the "Fingal's Cave" overture by this composer whose first name means "fortunate" Felix Mendelssohn $1,600 DJ GERMAN COMPOSERS 2005-03-22 #4737
His famous overture "The Hebrides" is also known as "Fingal's Cave" Felix Mendelssohn $800 DJ COMPOSERS 1997-06-05 #2954
This composer's father, Abraham, converted to Protestantism & appended Bartholdi to the family name Felix Mendelssohn DD $1,000 DJ COMPOSERS 1996-07-18 #2754
As a piano duet, his overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was introduced by him & his sister in 1826 Felix Mendelssohn $600 DJ COMPOSERS 1995-12-11 #2596
He wrote his Wedding March, from music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", 5 years after his own wedding Mendelssohn $600 DJ CLASSICAL COMPOSERS 1994-11-29 #2357
His "Fingal's Cave" is also known as the "Hebrides Overture" Felix Mendelssohn $800 DJ CLASSICAL COMPOSERS 1993-11-18 #2119
You may not know that his original first name was Jakob; Felix was one of his middle names Mendelssohn $200 DJ COMPOSERS 1992-03-20 #1750
His music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" includes the familiar "Wedding March" (Felix) Mendelssohn $200 J COMPOSERS 1990-11-28 #1438
His sister Fanny Mendelssohn wrote some of the songs attributed to him Felix Mendelssohn $200 DJ COMPOSERS 1990-03-05 #1276
His family added Bartholdy to its name when they inherited property from a relative Felix Mendelssohn $1,000 DJ COMPOSERS 1989-11-07 #1192
Robert Schumann followed this composer of "Fingal's Cave Overture" as music director of Dusseldorf Felix Mendelssohn $1,000 DJ GERMAN COMPOSERS 1988-06-10 #885
Though German, he admired Shakespeare and wrote incidental music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Mendelssohn $800 DJ COMPOSERS 1985-05-07 #172
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