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Felix Mendelssohn is often remembered as the "sunny" genius of the Romantic era—a man whose music frequently sparkled with the light of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . However, his late works reveal a much darker, more introspective side. One of the most poignant examples of this is his , a choral work that serves as a haunting bridge between his public successes and his private grief. A Composition Born of Shadow

In the summer of 1839 — at the age of just thirty — Mendelssohn suffered what was likely a stroke: while swimming in a cold river, Medium·Robert Greenberg felix_mendelssohn_trauergesang_op_116_chamber_c...

Music History Monday: All Too Soon: The Death of Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn is often remembered as the "sunny"