“Ever since I began to compose, I have remained true to my starting principle: not to write a page because Finck or somebody else thinks it is beautiful, but because I think it is beautiful.”

About Felix Mendelssohn

Composer • German

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period. His compositions include symphonies, concertos, oratorios,...