Overview
Authored by leading scholars in the field, this collection of fourteen essays surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of the nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer. Sections cover aspects of biography as well as Felix Mendelssohn's expansive and multi-faceted musical output. Two closing essays confront the turbulent course of his posthumous reception and the challenges his music continues to pose for modern performers.
- | Author: Peter Mercer-Taylor
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Oct 21, 2004
- | Number of Pages: 332 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0521533422
- | ISBN-13: 9780521533423
