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Felix MENDELSSOHN

3 February 1809 - 4 November 1847 (age 38)

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Family

Born: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
3 February 1809, Hamburg
Grandfather: Moses Mendelssohn, well known rabbi and Jewish philosopher.
Father: Abraham Mendelssohn, wealthy banker
Mother: Leah Salomon
Siblings: Fanny, Rebecka and Paul
Wife: Cécile Jeanrenaud, daughter of a protestant clergyman
Children: Carl, Marie, Paul, Felix and Lilli.

Works

- 11 Symphonies
- 5 operas
- 1 Violin cocerto
- 2 piano concertos
- choral music and songs
- piano music including 48 'Songs without Words'

2009 Great Composers Calendar

Mendelssohn is one of the composers in my 2009 calendar which you can buy at Zazzle:

 




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