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Mendelssohn: Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Piano
Stephen Johnson explores Mendelssohn's rarely heard Concerto for violin and piano to examine how the composer was already racing from being a child prodigy to an incipient genius.
Mendelssohn had already written over a hundred pieces in nearly every genre before he turned to his Concerto for violin and piano at the age of just fourteen years old. Stephen Johnson sifts through this rarely heard early work to see how the young composer was already racing down the path from child prodigy to incipient genius.
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Tue 25 Oct 201120:10
BBC Radio 3
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
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- Tue 25 Oct 201120:10BBC Radio 3
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