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Article: A Portrait of Mendelssohn.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
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- American Music Teacher
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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A Portrait of Mendelssohn, by Clive Brown. Yale University Press (P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040), 2003. 384pp. $45.
Those expecting yet another standard biographical treatment of Mendelssohn will be pleasantly surprised by this thorough exploration of Mendelssohn--the man and the musician. Instead of following a standard birth-to-death approach, Clive Brown treats us to a segmented one that delves into the man, his many talents, including art, his background, religion and race, professional career, teaching, composing and his critical reception both during and after his lifetime.
Brown relies heavily on Mendelssohn's contemporaries, including ...