Felix Mendelssohn and the Revival of Bach

Felix Mendelssohn

A leading composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early German Romantic period. Known as a musical child prodigy from a young age, he developed Romantic music while placing great importance on Classical and Baroque music. He exerted a major influence on the 19th-century musical world through events such as the 1829 revival performance of the "St. Matthew Passion," which triggered a reevaluation of Johann Sebastian Bach's works, his leadership of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and the founding of the Leipzig Conservatory. He is known for works such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the "Italian Symphony," the "Scottish Symphony," the "Violin Concerto," and "Elijah."

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Year	Felix Mendelssohn
1803	Napoleonic Wars (Age: 6 years before birth, Period: 1803–1815, Location: Regions Centered on Europe)
1809	Birth of Felix Mendelssohn (Period: February 3, 1809, Location: Hamburg, Germany)
1815	Beginning of musical education (Age: 5 years old, Period: c. 1815–, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1821	Interactions with Goethe (Age: 11 years old, Period: c. 1821–1832, Location: Weimar, Germany, etc.)
1825	Composition of the String Octet (Age: 15 years old, Period: 1825, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1826	Composition of the Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Age: 16 years old, Period: 1826, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1827	Poor reception of the opera "The Marriage of Camacho" (Age: 18 years old, Period: April 1827, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1829	First visit to England and European tour (Age: 19 years old, Period: 1829–1830s, Location: United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, France, etc.) Revival performance of the "St. Matthew Passion" (Age: 20 years old, Period: March 11, 1829, Location: Berlin, Germany)
1833	Failure to be appointed conductor of the Berlin Sing-Akademie (Felix Mendelssohn, Age: 23 years old, Period: January 1833, Location: Berlin, Germany) Appointment as Music Director in Düsseldorf (Felix Mendelssohn, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1833, Location: Düsseldorf, Germany)
1835	Appointment as Conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Felix Mendelssohn, Age: 25 years old, Period: 1835, Location: Leipzig, Germany)
1837	Marriage (Felix Mendelssohn, Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud, Age: 28 years old, Period: March 28, 1837, Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
1843	Establishment of the Leipzig Conservatory (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1843, Location: Leipzig, Germany)
1845	Premiere of the "Violin Concerto in E minor" (Age: 36 years old, Period: March 13, 1845, Location: Leipzig, Germany)
1846	Premiere of "Elijah" (Age: 37 years old, Period: August 26, 1846, Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom)
1847	Final years and death (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1847, Location: Leipzig, Germany) Death of Fanny Mendelssohn (Age: 38 years old, Period: May 14, 1847, Location: Berlin, Germany) Death of Felix Mendelssohn (Age: 38 years old, Period: November 4, 1847)

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