Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy


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    Born: 3 February 1809 — Hamburg — Germany
    Died: 4 November 1847 — Leipzig — Germany
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    omg i love his song a midnight summers dream!!!!!

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    14 November 1823: Premiere of concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra, in Berlin, Germany.
    1 February 1827: Premiere of Symphony no. 1 in c minor, in Leipzig, Germany.
    20 February 1827: Premiere of Overture “A Midsummer Night's Dream” op. 21, in Szczecin, Poland.
    20 February 1827: Premiere of concert for 2 pianos and orchestra in A flat major, in Szczecin, Poland.
    17 October 1831: Premiere of piano concerto no. 1 in g minor op. 25, in Munich, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
    15 November 1832: Premiere of Symphony no. 5 in d minor op. 107 “Reformationssinfonie”, in Berlin, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
    10 January 1833: Premiere of The Hebrides Overture op. 26, in Berlin, Germany.
    13 May 1833: Premiere of Symphony no. 4 in A major op. 90 “The Italian”, London, England, with Mendelssohn conducting.
    21 September 1837: Premiere of piano concerto no. 2 in d minor op. 40, in Birmingham, England.
    21 March 1839: Premiere of Schubert's Symphony no. 8 in C major D 944 “The Great”, in Leipzig, with Mendelssohn conducting.
    25 June 1840: Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in B flat major op. 52 “Lobgesang”, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
    31 March 1841: Premiere of Symphony no. 1 in B flat major op. 38 “Frühlingssinfonie”, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
    3 March 1842: Premiere of Symphony in a minor no. 3 op. 56 “Scottish”, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
    13 March 1845: Premiere of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in e minor op. 64, in Leipzig, Germany, with Niels Gade conducting.
    26 August 1846: Premiere of Elias op. 70, in Birmingham, England.
    5 November 1846: Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in C major op. 61, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.

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