The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn
- Editor: Mercer-Taylor, Peter
This is the book that I would recommend to anyone who is keen to look more closely at any of the musical or contextual issues that are sure to be raised by the forthcoming festival —
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Contents
- Introduction Mendelssohn as border-dweller Peter Mercer-Taylor;
- Part I . Issues in Biography:
- 1. Mendelssohn and the institution(s) of German art music Peter Mercer-Taylor;
- 2. Mendelssohn and Judaism Michael P. Steinberg;
- 3. Felix and Fanny: gender, biography, and history Marian Wilson-Kimber;
- Part II . Situating the Compositions:
- 4. Mendelssohn and the rise of musical historicism James Garratt;
- 5. Mendelssohn as progressive Greg Vitercik;
- Part III . Profiles of the Music:
- 6. Symphony and Overture Douglass Seaton;
- 7. The works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra Steve Lindeman;
- 8. Mendelssohn's chamber music Thomas Schmidt-Beste;
- 9. The music for keyboard Glenn Stanley;
- 10. On Mendelssohn's sacred music, real and imaginary R. Larry Todd;
- 11. Mendelssohn's songs Susan Youens;
- 12. Felix Mendelssohn's dramatic compositions: from Liederspiel to Lorelei Monika Hennemann;
- Part IV . Reception and Performance:
- 13. Mendelssohn received John Michael Cooper;
- 14. Wagner as Mendelssohn: reversing habits and reclaiming meaning in the performance of Mendelssohn's music for orchestra and chorus Leon Botstein.
