Felix Mendelssohn was undoubtedly the Sunday child of romance. His talents were no less precocious than Mozart's. Much of the music that Mendelssohn wrote at a young age has therefore acquired classical status, which cannot be said of most of Mozart's early works. Mendelssohn was lucky enough to grow up in a very civilized family, wise enough to keep the creative achievements of their children
… indoors. The family regularly organized home concerts, with Felix and his sister Fanny performing as soloists. Intellectually too, their upbringing must have been exemplary. Their grandfather was the enlightened philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, immortalized by Lessing as Nathan der Weise. Goethe also had an influence on the young Felix, thanks to the mediation of his music teacher Zelter. So the spoiled Mendelssohn had everything with him, except the ability to cope with setbacks. He never got over the death of his sister in 1847. Just a few months later, Mendelssohn passed away at the age of 38. The First and Second Piano Concerto will be performed by Jean-Ives Thibaudet, accompanied by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Thibaudet also plays the beautiful Variations sérieuses op.54 and the Rondo capriccioso op.14. (HJ) _ accompanied by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Thibaudet also plays the beautiful Variations sérieuses op.54 and the Rondo capriccioso op.14. (HJ) _ accompanied by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Thibaudet also plays the beautiful Variations sérieuses op.54 and the Rondo capriccioso op.14. (HJ) _more
