Composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, b. Feb. 3, 1809 (d. 1847 after multiple strokes), was not only a shining example of the ability to channel beautiful melodies to the task of expressing strong emotions (take his haunting violin concerto…), but also a musical archeologist who to a very large extent was able to hear Bach’s relevance for a new age, dust him off and get his works performed again - in new settings appropriate for the Romantic taste for larger-than-life effects…
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