Felix Mendelssohn autograph letter to Karl Klingemann, 1838 Apr. 12.

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Felix Mendelssohn autograph letter to Karl Klingemann, 1838 Apr. 12.

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An autograph letter of Felix Mendelssohn, written to his close friend, Hanoverian diplomat Karl Klingemann. Topics discussed include his oratorio Elijah, Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, the birth of his son, the death of Attwood, Novello, his recently completed string quartet, etc.

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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

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Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the early Romantic period. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was bapt...

Klingemann, Karl, 1798-1862

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Secretary to the Hanoverian legation in London. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London, n.d., 1850's(?)], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d., 1850's?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578897 From the description of [Poem] : autograph manuscript, 1837 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270942119 ...