Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - English version

I decided to translate our teacher's post because I think that this is an international reference of music in Romantic era so it's an interesting subject for us to publish, and translating posts it's a good way for getting more views, not only in Portugal, but in Europe, America maybe...

Here it is- today 1st February-the celebration of the 200th aniversary of Felix Mendelssohn
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Considered one of the most popular composers of the Romantic era - like Schuberd, Schumann, Chopin, Listz or Berlioz - he was unlucky because he died young. However he started to compose when he was eleven years old, so he let us a major title, in wich we must feature his 5 "great symphonies", his concerts for piano - he was a wonderful pianist and an orchestra chief - his snare concerts, his choirs concerts and, finaly, the famous Concert for violin nº 2. In this link you may watch the part that made him famous around the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLxso5XDN4


I hope you enjoy and want to search more Felix Mendelssohn's titles!


elaborated by the History professor Fernando Mendes and translated by Carolina


References:
teacher's post
http://www.youtube.com/
http://pt.wikiepdia.org/