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| Mendelssohn on BBC | ||
| This site features biographical information along with sound files of Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 (the "Italian") and his youthful Octet. ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/mendelssohn.shtml ) | ||
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| Mendelssohn Sound Files | ||
| This site offers downloads of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor along with other concertos by classical composers. ( http://www.emusic.com/album/10602/10602639.html ) | ||
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| Violin Recital | ||
| This site offers a wonderful rendition of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with piano accompaniment, with other concerti, performed by the violinist Jessica Hung. ( http://music.download.com/jessicahung/3600-8312_32-100678112.html?jFunc=playList&... ) | ||
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| Mendelssohn Biography | ||
| This site features a biography of Felix Mendelssohn along with a complete list of works and links to Midi files of his music. ( http://www.felixmendelssohn.com/felix_mendelssohn_bio_001.htm ) | ||
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| Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel | ||
| This site includes a biography of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of Felix and a fine composer in her own right. The site also has a fine MP3 of her song "Italien," aptly sung. ( http://www.wwnorton.com/enjoy/shorter/composers/hensel.htm ) | ||
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| Women of Note: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel | ||
| This site about Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel is connected to a larger presentation of important women in music and has a nice MP3 of her Piano Trio in D minor. ( http://www.ambache.co.uk/wMendelssohn.htm ) | ||
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| Unbelievable Violin | ||
| This bio of the concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony points out that he plays the Guarnerius David violin, the same exact instrument that Ferdinand David used to premiere the Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor in 1845. Imagine that! ( http://www.sfsymphony.com/templates/artist.asp?nodeid=2041&callid=250&eve... ) | ||
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