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J'ai fait en conscience mon métier de voyageur: Lettres européennes
Le compositeur Félix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) effectue entre 1830 et 1832 un grand voyage européen. Ses lettres révèlent son intelligence exceptionnelle et curieuse de tout et son style incomparable, léger, vivace et spirituel comme sa musique. Le compositeur Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) effectue entre 1830 et 1832 un grand voyage européen ; musicien de génie, sans doute le plus précoce de l'histoire de la musique, brillant dessinateur, doué en tout, il est aussi cet érudit qui traduit le poète Térence à dix-sept ans, assiste avec passion aux cours d'Hegel et fréquente Goethe comme ami... Durant ces véritables " années d'apprentissage ", il visite et étudie l'Allemagne, la Suisse, l'Italie, la France et l'Angleterre.
Dans ces lettres, qui constituent un véritable journal de voyage, adressées à sa famille et à ses amis, Mendelssohn évoque des figures de l'art, de la littérature et de la politique de son temps. Il se révèle tel qu'en lui-même, d'une intelligence exceptionnelle et curieuse de tout ; mais c'est d'abord l'homme à la sensibilité contemplative qui affleure, avec son style incomparable, léger, vivace et spirituel comme sa musique.
Lettres présentées par Nicolas Dufetel , d'après l'édition d'Abraham-Auguste Rolland.
Dans ces lettres, qui constituent un véritable journal de voyage, adressées à sa famille et à ses amis, Mendelssohn évoque des figures de l'art, de la littérature et de la politique de son temps. Il se révèle tel qu'en lui-même, d'une intelligence exceptionnelle et curieuse de tout ; mais c'est d'abord l'homme à la sensibilité contemplative qui affleure, avec son style incomparable, léger, vivace et spirituel comme sa musique.
Lettres présentées par Nicolas Dufetel , d'après l'édition d'Abraham-Auguste Rolland.
488 pages, Paperback
Published March 10, 2022
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Felix Mendelssohn
2,518 books9 followersJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.
A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family, although initially he was raised without religion and was later baptised as a Lutheran Christian. Mendelssohn was recognised early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his talent.
Early success in Germany, where he also revived interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, was followed by travel throughout Europe. Mendelssohn was particularly well received in Britain as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there – during which many of his major works were premiered – form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes, however, set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz. The Leipzig Conservatoire (now the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig), which he founded, became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn's work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. His most-performed works include his Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the overture The Hebrides, his Violin Concerto, and his String Octet. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and anti-Semitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his creative originality has now been recognised and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era.
A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family, although initially he was raised without religion and was later baptised as a Lutheran Christian. Mendelssohn was recognised early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his talent.
Early success in Germany, where he also revived interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, was followed by travel throughout Europe. Mendelssohn was particularly well received in Britain as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there – during which many of his major works were premiered – form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes, however, set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz. The Leipzig Conservatoire (now the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig), which he founded, became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
Mendelssohn's work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. His most-performed works include his Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the overture The Hebrides, his Violin Concerto, and his String Octet. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and anti-Semitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his creative originality has now been recognised and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era.
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December 22, 2022
Ce livre nous emmène sur les routes de l’Europe d’en temps. Munissez - vous d’une tasse de thé et préparez vous à écouter le jeune et fougueux Mendelssohn, musicien de génie, heureux voyageur.
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