Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist ...

Now it’s Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s turn. Fanny’s younger, more-well-known brother Felix’s work has gotten tons of play since the mid-1800s.

And we won't forget Felix. Pianist Jung Lin performs two of Felix Mendelssohn's Songs without Words, Op. 30 No. 6, and Op. 38 No. 6 in a recital at last year's International Keyboard Institute and ...

"She was an amazing woman," Hayman said of Fanny Mendelssohn, "who persevered despite complete discouragement." Fanny was born to a wealthy German family in 1805, three years before Felix.

Listen to the opening of Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet, as played by Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky and friends on the irresistible recording they made in 1961 at the old Elvis-haunted RCA ...

A lost song that German composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote in 1842 has been found, but its sudden emergence is clouded in mystery. Why was it found in the U.S., and why was it never published?

<p>The composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) enraptured the royal courts and concert halls of Europe before dying at 38, shattered by the sudden death of his beloved sister and musical soul mate ...

A complete recorded survey of Mendelssohn’s works for cello and piano is expanded, thanks to the discovery and reconstruction of a long-lost piece.

In 1829 Felix Mendelssohn visited the Hebrides, a group of islands off the coast of Scotland. This trip inspired him to write his famous Hebrides Overture. Now, two Cambridge academics have ...

Mercury Studios, the production company behind recent Abbey Road Studios doc “ If These Walls Could Sing,” have unveiled their new feature, about composer Felix Mendelssohn’s genius sister ...

Hebrides Overture ’s disappearing notes highlight the plight of humpback whales. Felix Mendelssohn's The Hebrides was inspired by the composer's 1829 trip to the British Isles.