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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. Mendelssohn wrote symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. His best-known works include his Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the overture The Hebrides, his mature Violin Concerto, and his String Octet. His Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his creative originality has been 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. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was baptised as a Reformed Christian. Felix was recognised early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his talent. Mendelssohn enjoyed early success in Germany, and revived interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, notably with his performance of the St Matthew Passion in 1829. He became well received in his travels throughout Europe as a composer, conductor and soloist; his ten visits to Britain – during which many of his major works were premiered – form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes set him apart from more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Charles-Valentin Alkan and Hector Berlioz. The Leipzig Conservatoire, which he founded, became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook.
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Hulaland: The Golden Age of Hawaiian Music [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Mood Indigo | 2:50 |
Drifting & Dreaming [2005]
We Got Rhythm: The Swing Side of the Serenaders [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Dinah | 3:19 |
Tiger Rag | 2:20 |
The Sheik of Araby | 2:44 |
Hawaiian Dreams [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Song of the Islands | 3:02 |
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii | 3:14 |
Hawaiian War Chant | 2:56 |
1940-1945 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Pagan Love Song | 3:19 |
Song of the Islands | 3:00 |
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii | 3:11 |
Hawaiian War Chant | 2:56 |
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