Felix Mendelssohn
A musical genius with the discipline of a scholar and the charm of a royal court favourite, he balanced composing symphonies, reviving Bach, painting and writing letters that appeared wittier than many novels. He prooved that sometimes genius comes packed with good manners and a full night’s sleep.
#about
He made being a child prodigy look effortless – like Mozart, but with better time management and fewer dramatic outbursts.
#quotes
"I know perfectly well that no musician can make his thoughts or his talents different to what Heaven has made them; but I also know that if Heaven had given him good ones, he must also be able to develop them properly."
#lessons
Genius is great, but consistency and polish are what make it sing.
Bach is better than Mendelssohn.
That’s not what we genuinely think but what the Nazis claimed. Sure, classical music is not what the majority of us think about when it comes to the Nazis, but it not what should be dismissed either.
The Third Reich enjoyed music and aimed to select the best creators and compositions to make them part of the "Aryan culture." The devil is in the details. To choose the best they did not even need a piece to listen to – a musician’s family tree would tell it all.
