Felix Mendelssohn

composer · romantic era · classical music · genius

Musical prodigy. Mendelssohn began composing music when he was just a young child and showed incredible talent as both a composer and pianist from an early age.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. He wrote magical music for Shakespeare's famous play, including an overture that captures the enchanted forest perfectly and makes you feel like you're right there with the fairies.

Songs Without Words. These are piano pieces without lyrics that tell stories and paint pictures through music alone, which is why they became his most beloved solo piano compositions.

Violin Concerto. Mendelssohn wrote one of the most famous violin pieces in the entire world, a concerto that violin players still love to perform and audiences love to hear.

Big choral works. He composed two major oratorios called St. Paul and Elijah that are grand musical stories telling biblical tales with huge choruses and orchestras.