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Mendelssohn's 200th Birthday

Today is the 200th birthday of Felix Mendelssohn. Even after 200 years, new Mendelssohn works are still popping up, and we'll take you to a concert in New York City featuring several world premieres of his music. Plus, host Fred Child talks with pianist Wu Han and Mendelssohn biographer Larry Todd about the life and music of this great composer.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Felix Mendelssohn: "Happy and Blessed are They," from "St. Paul"
Voices of Ascension with conductor Dennis Keene

Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words" Nos. 1, 2, and 4
Pianist Wu Han
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California

Edvard Grieg: "Butterfly"
Pianist Edvard Grieg

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 ("Scottish")
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Sir Neville Marriner
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

Hour 2

Felix Mendelssohn: Intermezzo from String Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 13
The Juilliard String Quartet

Felix Mendelssohn: Presto Agitato in B Minor for Piano
Pianist Anna Polonsky
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City

Felix Mendelssohn: Fugue No. 12, from Twelve Fugues for String Quartet
The Shanghai Quartet
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City

Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Trio No. 2 in D Minor
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, Oregon

Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Andre Previn

Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Octet in E-flat, Op. 20
Musicians from Marlboro
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Felix Mendelssohn: Third and Fourth Movements from String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80
The Pacifica Quartet

Felix Mendelssohn: "How Lovely Are the Messengers"
The St. Olaf College Orchestra and Choirs with conductor John Ferguson
Skoglund Auditorium, Northfield, Minnesota

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