The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521826037)

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: 0521826039
ISBN-13: 9780521826037
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2004
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 10.04h x 6.86w x 0.86d