Discovering Mendelssohn
Listen to programmes examining the life and works of Felix Mendelssohn.
Introducing Felix Mendelssohn
A short introduction to Felix Mendelssohn by Donald Macleod.
Felix Mendelssohn
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Felix Mendelssohn.
Felix Mendelssohn: Last Seven Years
Donald Macleod explores Felix Mendelssohn's last seven years.
Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn
The life and work of sibling prodigies Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn.
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'—Discovering Music
Stephen Johnson explores Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'.
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 'Italian'
Charles Hazelwood explores the ideas behind Mendelssohn's Italian symphony.
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Catherine Bott explores Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
In this Proms Music Guide, Suzy Klein talks about Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2
Charles Hazlewood and David Owen Norris explore Mendelssohn's second Piano Concerto.
The World of the Romantic Piano Concerto—BBC Proms, 2013, Proms Plus Intro
Judith Chernaik and Kenneth Hamilton join Ian Skelly to discuss Romantic piano concertos.
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Mendelssohn: Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Piano—Discovering Music
Stephen Johnson explores Mendelssohn's rarely-heard Concerto for violin and piano.
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Mendelssohn: Overtures
Stephen Johnson explores three of Mendelssohn's symphonic poems.
Mendelssohn: Fingal's Cave
Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Fingal's Cave by Mendelssohn.
Mendelssohn: Elijah—BBC Proms, 2011, Proms Plus Choral Sundays
Andrew McGregor explores Mendelssohn's Elijah with members of the Gabrieli Consort.
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
Ian Burnside considers recordings of Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah
Mendelssohn: Elijah
In this Proms Music Guide, Tom Service talks about Mendelssohn's Elijah.
The Romantic Horn
Charles Hazlewood considers the significance of the horn to early Romantic composers.
