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![Felix Mendelssohn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17646.png?v=1706550187)
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Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, overtures, concertos, piano pieces, and songs. Amongst his most popular works are his Wedding March from his score for A Midsummer Night's...
![Felix Mendelssohn by Hensel](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17646.png?v=1706550187)
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Felix Mendelssohn by Hensel
An 1847 oil-on-canvas portrait by Wilhelm Hensel of the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). (Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf)
![Felix Mendelssohn by Magnus](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17656.png?v=1689535332)
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Felix Mendelssohn by Magnus
An oil-on-canvas portrait of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) painted by Eduard Magnus in 1833. (Berlin State Library)
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Guthlac of Crowland
Guthlac of Crowland (c. 674 - 11 April 714 CE) was an Anglo-Saxon saint from the Kingdom of Mercia. He is best known for his years spent as a hermit in the Fens region of the East Midlands. Guthlac was born into a noble Mercian family and...
![Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P. 7](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2990_ci_preview.jpg)
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Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P. 7
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P. 7 · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan · Felix Mendelssohn Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos.3 "Scottish" & 4 "Italian"; Overture "The Hebrides"...
![Watercolour of Lucerne by Mendelssohn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17659.png?v=1689536338)
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Watercolour of Lucerne by Mendelssohn
A watercolour of Lucerne by the composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Painted in 1847.
![Mendelssohn Plays to Goethe](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17658.png?v=1689536063)
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Mendelssohn Plays to Goethe
An 1864 painting by Moritz Oppenheim showing the composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) playing to poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). (Jewish Museum Frankfurt am Main)
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Grossmunster
Grossmünster (“large cathedral” in German) is a Romanesque ex-cathedral situated in the heart of Zürich, Switzerland, which was built over the course of the 11th and 13th centuries CE. According to legend, the Holy Roman...
![The Grave of Mendelssohn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17657.png?v=1689535635)
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The Grave of Mendelssohn
The grave of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) in the cemetery of the Trinity Church in Berlin.
![Water Garden of the Praedia of Julia Felix in Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11252.jpg?v=1618569025)
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Water Garden of the Praedia of Julia Felix in Pompeii
View of the garden area of the Praedia (estate) of Julia Felice in Pompeii. The large complex of properties was formed after the earthquake of 62 CE by incorporating previous buildings into a single urban villa. Its owner, Julia Felix, converted...