A Brief History of Felix Mendelssohn

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[@mateusvahl5072]

"Let me remind you that even if you do possess friends and admirers worthier and closer to you, none is more sincere than I" Chopin letter to Chopin Felix Mendelssohn

[@imedicineman]

I generally think of Mendelssohn for his symphonies and other orchestral works rather than his rpiano contributions. 'looking forward to the deeper dive. Great stuff here Allysia as always. Thank you.

[@cameronjamieson5091]

It is sad that Fanny Mendelssohn never gets the credit she deserves as a composer. IMHO -her works for piano were on par with those from Felix. Fanny, although not accepted as a composer by the society at the time still composed many great pieces -even some were published under Felix's name!

[@matejeber91]

Great video! The Conservatorium that Mendelssohn established in Leipzig it is known as the first institute for music in Germany. He definitely made a huge contribution that we still know Bach (Johann was almost forgotten and his sons were more famous) because he even gave initiative to build Bach memorial in front of Thomas Church in Leipzig. He also made a huge progress in conducting.

[@maddys3955]

I love Mendelssohn! His “songs without words” op 30 : 4 in B minor is my favorite!! ❤️

[@randybedingfield2349]

The greatest composer in history.. In my estimation: most impressive prodigy of all time... that I am aware of anyway... creativity, accomplishments (educator and founder of Leipzig Conservatory) prolific output, quality and facility on the klavier ... piano scores are extremely challenging and require expertise in technique.and fluid yet relaxed technique to pull off. And all this while only living less than 40 yrs of age. Unsurpassed, I would say- Even by Mozart .

[@codonomicus]

Came for the proper pronunciation of his name, stuck around because in the six terms of my music theory education I never stopped to learn anything about the man. Thanks for the presentation!

[@roelcreationssonglyrics]

I have just finished this topic about Romantic period Felix Mendelssohn in particular(in high school)... Thanks for the explanation ✅

[@EduardoGonzalez-hh7sp]

Great video Allysia! Nicely done and very informative as usual .. thank you for all your work!

[@FelipeCostaPiano]

Mendelssohn is amazing! Looking forward for more videos about him :)

[@dylansauers]

Your channel is great! Rediscovering my enjoyment of classical piano as of late and its been fun watching your short docs of these timeless musicians. 🙏🏻

[@anaorsolo1370]

Muchas gracias por la biografía de Mendelssohn, estoy a la espera de un resumen breve de sus principales obras.

[@katerinakonecna766]

can you please do more of these? your videos are really helpful for me and i love to watch them. Dvorak, Smetana and Janacek would be the best! Thank you so much

[@elpidatheo3373]

Thank you so much! It help a lot for my lessons at history of music! Many greetings from Greece! :)

[@lemontea9735]

This was a very informative video about Menselssohn's life!

[@kianaallameh9937]

Thanks for this!

[@christophervaca7116]

I'm here for this.

[@PianotvNet]

[Editor here] For Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud's b-d it should be 1817 - 1853. Sorry about that!

[@MarsLos10]

And also one of their children was born in 1879? What?! Mendelssohn died in 1847 lol Plus the intro of the video was awkward without that piano music hahah But no worries, you always do great job :D

[@raylotfi]

Outstanding presentation, thank you

[@TheOpus480]

I was born the same day as Mendelssohn. 3rd of February. Lol i think. Don't hate me if im wrong.

[@OctoberEclipse]

You should do Satie next. He had a very strange life

[@Juanchistanchis]

you should do a brief history of ludovico einaudi

[@lelegurame]

He's also a student of the great German philosopher, G. W. F Hegel

[@MMfish_]

Hegel confuses me. I’ll have to dig deeper into his thoughts.

[@morningorangejuice]

You made it seem like her father was supportive. He actually sent her letters twice to not pursue it.

[@sumonchakrabartty5049]

Should check out moritz moszkowski - lesser known late romantic composer; his concerto in e major is particularly wonderful

[@marklambert4793]

Ah, the wonders and joys of parenthood. NAKED BABY! 👶 lol 😂 On a serious note 📝 His life sounds like it would make a beautiful film, or maybe even a mini series of some kind. At least as interesting as Mozart’s.

[@gabrieltorres8734]

I wish you were my piano teacher 😍

[@magmasunburst9331]

What if Jenny Lind loved him for the spirit of music that he embodied and other great qualities of a person? It would be nice to think that neither were adulteresses.

[@shihuitan1965]

pls share a brief history of robert schumann too

[@deenagara9151]

His music & Gustav Mahler's music were ban during the Nazi era in Germany. Out of curiosity, are you going to cover on both Verdi and Wagner? My younger autistic brother loves both their music, especially the latter.

[@ralphmartynsamaniego7017]

Brief History of Paganini!

[@arielfuxman8868]

It suprised me to hear that he is forgotten often

[@anthonyholroyd5359]

The Scottish symphony was inspired by Mendelssohns time in England?? . . . Erm . . . No . . . He ventured considerably north of the English border for that one.

[@stevenru4516]

please, spend some time on liszt rendition of midsummer dream in one of the next episodes, wish to learn it some day

[@petermorgan768]

Von Goothey? lol

[@stevensarens7700]

Good job. By the way, the "ei" in "Leipzig" is pronounced like the "y" in "sky" ;)

[@aydenpostigo2910]

Mendelssohns story is here

[@machinegurlll]

you are SO cute omg. your eyes make me jealous, and you are very smart too. just found ur channel and i love you already.

[@Amoreena51]

Wonderful information presented with such enthusiasm! (Just wish you could s-l-o-w down your presentations a tad, otherwise it is a bit breathlessly overwhelming.)

[@sachseco]

pronunciation: Goethe (ger-teh), Moscheles (Moss-ske-leez), Cecile (say-seal), Leipzig (Lipe-zig). Also, your high speaking should be lower. Listen to the actress, Tallulah Bankhead!

[@burricanecarter]

I think you're wrong on Moscheles. He was born in Prague and the Czech version of the surname would be Mošeleš (MO-she-lesh) and probably comes from Moishe (a Jewish name meaning delivered from the water).

[@michaeltheophilus5260]

I have noticed quite a few mispronounced names and compositions on these videos

[@LazlosPlane]

Also, Schu-MAN, not Schumin.

[@finnandjakeonapoptartcat5265]

Do me next!

[@MaxZ_FX]

👍🏽

[@michaeltheophilus5260]

Check your name pronunciations

[@ludovichergott325]

Hello world

[@potatoaru12]

His violin concerto in e minor !!

[@PeterDobbing]

Von 'Goothay'!?

[@Jewish_Israeli_Zionist]

At least she didn't say Skooman

[@pedrolopezlopez457]

So you mean that Haendel and J. S. Bach were yesterday's trash? I just can't believe it... I do not use to comment on these kind of informative videos, which I normally find quite positive for a wider audience, but as a conductor and music history teacher I must ask you to be careful of what you say and how.

[@mr.anonymous4453]

Your kidding right

[@Sploinky_doinky]

Idk why but I always thought Fanny Mendelssohn was Felix’s wife💀

[@tvishta1]

I am in luv ...

[@eckligt]

Great content overall, but please check your pronunciation of German names. Here are some videos with the correct pronunciation: * von Goethe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6SmXpWggrRnlck * Leipzig: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXKXXpmNjZpjgpI

[@pedrolopezlopez457]

I am sorry, Johann Wolfgang von... what? Goothe? "oe" is pronounced /uh/ in Dutch, not in German! In addition to that, "th" is not pronounced as the sound in "Martha", but rather a simple /t/. Regarding "von", it should be pronounced close to /fon/. Nobody would understand you in Europe, and you are just talking about the most revered writer in German language!

[@kingkyleiv7960]

Dude are you mad?

[@magmasunburst9331]

@@kingkyleiv7960 humble myself King and return to the classroom.

[@danabrousseau6579]

Good try at a brief presentation of biographic info for Mendelssohn, but, as mentioned by others, you should do just a bit of research on the proper pronunciation of words such as Leipzig (you should have squeezed in a passing reference to the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, although I’m sure you would have badly mangled the pronunciation), Moscheles, Goethe, et al.

[@josephyap3198]

Can Alicia actually play piano?

[@ErikaWeiss]

see the bookshelf of piano books in the background?

[@michaeltheophilus5260]

I despise Berlioz liszt and Chopin so I am in agreement with Mendelssohn

[@AnaMaria-zs6hz]

Talk to Fast lady

[@LazlosPlane]

Goo-thay??? You lose credibility when you butcher great names like that.

[@TheReplenishingFlame]

Indeed, and worse still “Von Goo-thay”, to compound the error. I couldn’t get over that…

[@benflint]

Please LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE GOETHE!! I'm not even German speaker, but it offends my ears hearing you say it.

[@nocturnal__raven]

No offense your kinda being rude there's a nicer way to ask:/

[@benflint]

@@nocturnal__raven sorry if I offended you

[@E39ENTHUSIAST90]

(/ˈlaɪpsɪɡ/. LEIPZIG.

[@johndean958]

sorry, but I wish you would slow down your commentary. It is just shocking. sorry again.

[@potatoaru12]

His violin concerto in e minor !!

[@brianenglish2333]

His violin concerto makes a perfect pairing with the Max Bruch violin concerto