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Felix Mendelssohn's underrated contribution to music history

Follow us for a weekly analysis of some of our favourite musical moments. In his 2008 book “Everything is connected” pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim claims that “The beauty and perfection of his music is obvious and beyond all criticism, but the history of music would have developed in much the same way if Mendelssohn had not existed.” This video essay is an attempt to add some nuance to his comments. Besides being the virtual inventor of a new musical genre such as the programatic overture, Felix Mendelssohn’s place in the history of music is solidified by his important contributions in the field of form. Through a series of examples ranging several genres, we hope to show some of the idiosyncratic properties of Mendelssohn’s recapitulations in sonata form. Contrary to the classical paradigm, Mendelssohn’s recapitulations tend to be deemphasized and are usually modified in some important way. In some cases these occur over non-tonic harmonies. Others, contain new countermelodies that deemphasize the primary theme. Finally, others blur the boundary between the development in the recapitulation beyond recognition. By exploring this peculiar procedure in Mendelssohn’s work we hope to propose new ways of listening to his music and to offer an alternative to the common characterization of him as “the most classical of the romantics.”    / @-momentsmusicaux-   Further reading: Formaro, Antonio. “Mendelssohn y la recapitulación.” Revista del instituto de Investigación Musicológica “Carlos Vega” 23, no. 23 (2009): 255–73. Rosen, Charles. The Romantic Generation. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1995. Todd, R. Larry. Mendelssohn: A Life in Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) Performances: Felix Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 London Symphony Orchestra - Claudio Abbado. Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony 1: Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Robert Schumann. Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61, Berliner Philharmoniker; George Szell, conductor. Recorded live in the Philharmonie, Berlin, 26 June 1969. Felix Mendelssohn. Midsummer Night’s dream overture. London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (2002). Felix Mendelssohn – Ave Maria: Hervé Lamy (tenor), Johan Huys (organ), Ensemble Vocal de La Chapelle Royale (Paris), Collegium Vocale de Gand (Ghent), Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. Recorded May 1984 in L'eglise des Carmes, Gand (Church of the Carmelites, Ghent, Belgium). Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto E Minor Op. 64, Violin: Hilary Hahn, Conductor : Paavo Jarvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Recorded: 11th June, 2012 at the Seoul Arts Centre Concert Hall, Korea. Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49. Performers: Beaux Arts Trio, Year of recording: 2004. Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" Composed: 1829 — 1842, Claudio Abbado, Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Video made by MomentsMusicaux.