Mendelssohn's Violin Connections
Known for the Romantic notions that flowed from his pen, the composer also was an accomplished string player and mentor to the influential violinist Joseph Joachim
Two hundred years after his birth, Felix Mendelssohn is primarily known to the world as a composer. Those who are more familiar with his life know that he was also a conductor, who directed Leipzig’s Gewandhaus Orchestra for a dozen years. Pianists and organists are aware that he was a keyboard virtuoso. But how many string players realize that Mendelssohn was also an accomplished violinist and violist?
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