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MENDELSSOHN

Mendelssohn: His Life and Music

(Book, plus 2 Audio CDs, plus Online Music Library)

Famous for his Hebridean Overture and for the Wedding March from his incidental music to A Midsummer Nights Dream, Feliz Mendelssohn was a child genius and went on to be an international celebrity. His music lives on as some of the most inspiring ever written and you can listen as you read because this book comes with 2 CDs of his music. There is also on line access to a dedicated website which offers more music and information when you purchase the book.

A Portrait of Mendelssohn  

This is a fascinating book about the life and times of Felix Mendelssohn and contains letters, diaries, memoirs, reviews and news reports from the period.Also included in this book are hitherto unpublished sketches drawn by Mendelssohn himself .