Felix Mendelssohn

Historical eventSeptember 161844

Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn completed the score of his Violin Concerto, his final concerto.

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Monday, September 16 1844182 years ago
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Era
19th century · 1840s
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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the String Octet, the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah, the Hebrides Overture, the mature Violin Concerto,

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September 16 1844 — 182 years ago, on a Monday.

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