Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was the most celebrated, influential, and respected musician of his time, as well as a brilliant composer, performer and leading figure in European cultural life. He was a giant among giants. But the brightly shining firmament which was Felix Mendelssohn was almost totally eclipsed by the creeping nightmare of anti-Semitism shortly after the composer’s death. All but a small handful of his works were suddenly relegated to obscurity

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Stephen Somary

founded The Mendelssohn Project in 1997 after discovering a wealth of unpublished music manuscripts and letters. At that time, much of the music world was in the dark surrounding the true magnitude of Mendelssohn's output, and his import to his generation.

Felix Mendelssohn’s

Complete Works List

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