Biographies, Classical Composers, Felix Mendelssohn

With its wide range of topics, this volume suggests a positive direction for the future of Mendelssohn scholarship; it is a welcome model for 19th-century musicology in general — Choice More…

Reichwald has provided a thorough examination of the background, sources, and compositional processes surrounding an early Romantic masterpiece: one that might well serve as a model for other... — The American Organist More…

Professor Todd's imposing tome must surely be the last word on Felix Mendelssohn's life and music. It is a remarkable work of reserch and musical scholarship engagingly written and accessible... — Classic FM Magazine More…

This book does a superb job of explaining the 19th-century sound environment of Felix Mendelssohn and his audiences. . . . Essential.July 2009 — Choice More…

and documentary-and, what is perhaps more rewarding, in the implicit dialogues engendered by its inherent multiplicity of voices — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

[The chapters] illuminate and expand ideas of Mendelssohn's place as a composer, performer, and ultimately caretaker of musical history. [Davidsson's chapter,] a substantial look at Opus 65... — Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians More…

Dozens of excellently selected illustrations. . . Thoughtful and warmly written. . . .Its] themes are interwoven in an imaginative, careful way, made to come alive for readers familiar or not... — Musical Times More…