Mendelssohn

1890 · 981T21 — London: Longmans Green & Co. 1890-1891. Leather. Good Only. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smartly bound collection of letters from German composer and writer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Two volumes. The collected letters of Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy widely known as Felix Mendelssohn a German composer pianist organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies concertos piano music organ music and chamber music. These personal correspondences offer readers an intimate glimpse into the life thoughts and experiences of the renowned composer during a significant period of his career reflecting both his professional challenges and personal reflections related to music art and relationships. Translated by Lady Wallace Julie Amelie Charlotte Castelnau an English philanthropist best known today for her "bequest to the Nation" of about 5500 artworks that resulted in the Wallace Collection. This set contains: Letters from Italy and Switzerland 1891. Tenth edition. With a frontispiece. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847 1890. New edition. Bound in full tree calf. Externally sound with light rubbing to the extremities and the light fading to the spine. Cracks to the joints with hinges tender. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers. Good Only Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover