Felix Mendelssohn: The Wunderkind Who Composed with Spark & Soul

11/18/24 • 1 min

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Felix Mendelssohn's first known composition, a *Piano Quartet in C minor*, was completed when he was just 13 years old. Written in 1822, this ambitious work already showed remarkable maturity, blending classical elegance with hints of youthful intensity. It was one of many early pieces that demonstrated Mendelssohn’s exceptional talent and foreshadowed his future as a celebrated composer. His sense of structure, melodic grace, and expressive depth made even his earliest compositions stand out.
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11/18/24 • 1 min

The Classical Music Minute - Felix Mendelssohn: The Wunderkind Who Composed with Spark & Soul

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Imagine young Felix Mendelssohn, a musical genius by age nine, wowing audiences in 1820s Germany with his piano prowess and compositions that sounded wise beyond his years. While most kids were learning to ride bikes (or, well, horses), Felix was dazzling at the piano and writing symphonies for fun! By twelve, he’d composed an opera, and at seventeen, he rocked the music world with his "Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream"—a piece so sparkling, it felt like fairies had sprinkled magic

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