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Anyone aspiring to be a concert violinist simply has to have this one in his or her repertoire. Nearly 150 years after its composition, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto remains one of the most regularly ...

You may be surprised by the recessed, almost faint profile of the solo violin at the start of Isabelle Faust’s new recording of Mendelssohn’s E minor Violin Concerto. That balance and her unusually ...

Audiences love Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor for its warmth and frequent pyrotechnics. The concerto also features playful innovations that would have shocked—or delighted—the audience at ...

Although Mendelssohn came from a Jewish family, he was raised as a Protestant, and his sacred music has played a big part in this “Reformation 500” year. The Symphony No 5, the “Reformation”, labours ...

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