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This digital document is an article from Sensible Sound, published by Sensible Sound on August 1, 2001. The length of the article is 333 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mendelssohn, Felix: Gala Concert From the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, including A Midsummernight Dream, Violin Concerto, and Symphony Number 3. Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, conducted by Kurt Masur. (sound recording review)
Publication: Sensible Sound (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2001
Publisher: Sensible Sound
Page: 69(1)

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Great Romantic Violin Concertos in Full Score
Superb book - clear and easy to read. Three of the very best concertos for violin and orchestra in the one book - as they should be! One should purchase this book to appreciate these works to their full potential. A must have for anyone who is studying these works from an academic point of view or for the general listener who wishes to further enhance their listening pleasure or their general musical knowledge.

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Three of the greatest concertos for violin ever composed are in this volume.

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The most beautifu romantic violin concertos
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Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" numbers among the most important choral works of the 19th Century and should feature in anyone's collection of sheet music. With the new critical edition prepared in collaboration with Carus publishers, this work is now also available as a first-class edition in the Eulenburg pocket score series. Appropriate orchestral parts can be obtained from Carus publishers. ... Read more

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World's smallest full score
I thought I was buying a vocal score with piano reduction.I was wrong.This is a full score, but that wouldn't have been a problem except that it is only 7-inches high.I have 20/20 vision and the pages are just one big blur.I don't know what compelled the publisher to print a full score in these dimensions, but here it is.Don't even bother trying to purchase this particular item, it is essentially useless. ... Read more

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Most scholars since World War Two have assumed that composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) maintained a strong attachment to Judaism throughout his lifetime. As these commentators have rightly noted, Mendelssohn was born Jewish and did not convert to Protestantism until age seven, his grandfather was the famous Jewish reformer and philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, and his music was banned by the Nazis, who clearly viewed him as a Jew.Such facts tell only part of the story, however. Through a mix of cultural analysis, biographical study, and a close examination of the libretto drafts of Mendelssohn's sacred works, The Price of Assimilation provides dramatic new answers to the so-called "Mendelssohn Jewish question."Sposato demonstrates how Mendelssohn's father, Abraham, worked to distance the family from its Jewish past, and how Mendelssohn's reputation as a composer of Christian sacred music was threatened by the reverence with which German Jews viewed his family name. In order to prove the sincerity of his Christian faith to both his father and his audiences, Mendelssohn aligned his early sacred works with a nineteenth-century anti-Semitic musical tradition, and did so more fervently than even his Christian collaborators required. With the death of Mendelssohn's father and the near simultaneous establishment of the composer's career in Leipzig in 1835, however, Mendelssohn's fear of his background began to dissipate, and he began to explore ways in which he could prove the sincerity of his faith without having to publicly disparage his Jewish heritage. ... Read more

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This book offers an annotated reference guide to the life and works of this important German composer.It opens with a historical overview of Mendelssohn's reception by contemporary and posthumous audiences and scholars, tracing the interactions between his reception and political and cultural events. It contains a complete annotated bibliography of the literature about Mendelssohn, including biographies, reviews, scholarly articles and interpretations, and reference material.It also offers important information on the Mendelssohn family, including Fanny Hensel, Felix's sister who was also a composer and musician.Cooper's work is the most up-to-date and thorough resource for students of Mendelssohn and his times. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1421 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Die asthetischen Grundlagen der Instrumentalmusik Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdys.
Author: John Michael Cooper
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v54Issue: n1Page: p49(3)

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A collection of advanced piano solos by Felix Mendelssohn. ... Read more

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Listen to the soloist-then play the selections yourself. Perfect for performance, practice, auditions and for everyday listening pleasure!Felix Mendelssohn worked on this concerto for six years. It is truly one of the most beautiful and popular in concerto literature—eloquent, passionate, lofty, and brilliant. A romantic-era classic of epic proportions. This new digitally remastered version of one of MMO's most popular editions brings new sonic brilliance, plus a newly engraved, "urtext" score with orchestral reduction printed along the solo part; and a second compact disc featuring two alternate versions, one a slightly slower 'traditional' tempo version and also a further slowed practice version of the accompaniment to help you get up to speed!Musicians:Performed by Geoffrey Applegate, violinAccompaniment: Vienna Symphony OrchestraConductor: Franz Litschauer Song Listing:Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, FelixViolin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 ... Read more

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On Wings of Song: A Biography of Felix Mendelssohn, is an amazing book.Wilfrid Blunt is a wonderful writer who truly captures the essence of the life and times of Mendelssohn. ... Read more