Felix Mendelssohn

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Romantic composer composer conductor human pianist

Felix Mendelssohn was a 19th-century German composer, pianist, and conductor of the early Romantic period, renowned for works such as the Italian Symphony, the Violin Concerto in E minor, and the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Label	Occurrences
Felix Mendelssohn canonical	61
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy	6
Mendelssohn	4
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Romantic composer ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ human ⓘ pianist ⓘ
birthCountry	Germany ⓘ
birthDate	1809-02-03 ⓘ
birthPlace	Hamburg ⓘ
citizenship	Germany ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
deathDate	1847-11-04 ⓘ
deathPlace	Leipzig ⓘ
familyName	Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mendelssohn
father	Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ surface form: Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy
founded	Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig ⓘ surface form: Leipzig Conservatory
fullName	Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
genre	chamber music ⓘ concerto ⓘ incidental music ⓘ oratorio ⓘ piano music ⓘ symphony ⓘ
givenName	Felix ⓘ
influenced	late-Romantic composers ⓘ
influencedBy	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
instrument	piano ⓘ
knownFor	revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
mother	Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy ⓘ
movement	Romantic music ⓘ
notableWork	Mendelssohn Elijah ⓘ surface form: Elijah, Op. 70 Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" ⓘ Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ surface form: Incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 61 Songs Without Words ⓘ surface form: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ surface form: Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 21 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 ⓘ Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 ⓘ Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 ⓘ Songs Without Words ⓘ St. Paul, Op. 36 ⓘ String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 ⓘ Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" ⓘ Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" ⓘ Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" ⓘ Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ⓘ Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ pianist ⓘ
positionHeld	Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra ⓘ
religion	Lutheranism ⓘ
sibling	Fanny Hensel ⓘ surface form: Fanny Mendelssohn
spouse	Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud ⓘ

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“Scotch Symphony” → composerOfMusic → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

subject surface form: Scotch Symphony

“Scotch Symphony” → musicBy → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

subject surface form: Scotch Symphony

Johann Sebastian Bach → influenced → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

George Frideric Handel → influenced → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Leipzig → associatedWithPerson → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Clara Schumann (as dedicatee and performer) → performedWorksBy → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

subject surface form: Clara Schumann

Romantic Lied → majorComposer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Felix Mendelssohn → fullName → Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn → familyName → Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mendelssohn

Moses Mendelssohn → grandchild → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

St. Thomas Church, Leipzig → associatedWith → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

St Matthew Passion → notableRevivalConductor → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir → namedAfter → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir → performsWorkOf → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet → relative → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Mendelssohn Elijah → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

subject surface form: Mendelssohn's Elijah

Mendelssohn Lobgesang → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

St. Bavokerk on the Grote Markt → organNotablePerformers → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mendelssohn

Buch der Lieder → inspiredMusicalSettingsBy → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Hubert Parry → influencedBy → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig → namedAfter → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig → founder → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 → premiereConductor → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Joseph Joachim → studentOf → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Joseph Joachim → closeCollaborator → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 → premiereConductor → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 → premiereConductor → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Ossian → influencedComposer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Max Bruch → influencedBy → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Fanny Hensel → sibling → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Fanny Hensel → wasLongOvershadowedBy → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 → workByComposer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" → premiereConductor → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" → premiereConductor → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" → workOf → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" → premiereConductor → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 → premierePerformer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

St. Paul, Op. 36 → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Songs Without Words → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 → composer → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 → isEarlyWorkOf → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ

Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy → mother of → Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ