Although Mendelssohn died before he was 40, his life was filled with activity and achievement, and perhaps only Mozart equalled his startling precocity. Mozart, however, was never a skilled painter and caricaturist, a subtle student of philosophy and literature, or an admired musicologist - and Mendelssohn was all of these things. This biography draws together memoirs and reminiscences from many sources to give a flavour of the esteem in which Mendelssohn was held. It includes extracts from Queen Victoria's journal, in which she records her meetings with the composer, as well as Mendelssohn's own views on teaching, composition and philosophy. Roger Nichols is the author of "Debussy Remembered" and "Conversations with Madeleine Milhaud".
- ISBN10 057117860X
- ISBN13 9780571178605
- Publish Date 1 January 1998 (first published 8 September 1997)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 17 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 360
- Language English