The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521533423)

Authored by leading scholars in the field, this collection of fourteen essays surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of the nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer. Sections cover aspects of biography as well as Felix Mendelssohn's expansive and multi-faceted musical output. Two closing essays confront the turbulent course of his posthumous reception and the challenges his music continues to pose for modern performers.

Author: Peter Mercer-Taylor
ISBN-10: 0521533422
ISBN-13: 9780521533423
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2004
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.62h x 6.82w x 0.65d