The Life of Mendelssohn

This biography of composer and pianist Felix Mendelssohn traces his development from musical child prodigy to a conductor whose influence as an advocate of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven is still felt to this day. A great deal of attention is paid to Mendelssohn's early nineteenth-century cultural surroundings and the book includes interpretation and discussion of major works, without use of musical examples or technical language, placing them within the context of his personal and public life. This is the first new biography of Mendelssohn to appear in some seventeen years.

Author: Peter Mercer-Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/28/2000
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.48w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780521639729

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2000 pg. 74
Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1637

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