Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11
Felix Mendelssohn’s childhood contradicts the Romantic idea that great art must emerge from great struggle.
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Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
In 1840 Robert Schumann declared Mendelssohn “the Mozart of the 19th century” in response to his Piano Trio No. 1.
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18
Mendelssohn wrote the String Quintet No. 1 in 1826 at 17 years old, revising it six years later with a new slow movement dedicated to the memory of Eduard Rietz, a close friend who had died of tuberculosis.