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Felix Mendelssohn and His Times

出版	Prentice-Hall, 1963
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0qQsAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"Unlike many men of genius, Felix Mendelssohn was a happy man. For a composer his life was unique. He was rich, heir to a family fortune, popular, engaged in the social whirl usually reserved for performing artists. The fabric of his life as a musician is rich and fascinating. And the story of what happened to his music is a little less than shocking. Admired as was Mendelssohn's music during his lifetime, with the advent of the Nazi regime in Germany, a systematic effort was made to wipe out every vestige of his work. For Mendelssohn was a Jew. Today, a resurgence of interest in the music of Mendelssohn has reinstated his work to the position it richly deserves. Here are deep insights into Mendelssohn's life and work. Dr. Jacob tells why the most successful composer of his age, creator of such masterful works as 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'Scotch Symphony,' made only one venture into opera, how out of his strong feeling for the Biblical world he wrote such dramatic oratorios as 'Paul' and 'Elijah,' of his close friendships with the cultural elite of his day including Goethe and Schumann. Dr. Jacob gives special attention to his position as a Jew, which gave rise to anti-Semitic attacks on his music by none other than Richard Wagner. Many musical examples illustrate the author's contention that the emotional nature of Mendelssohn's work was a product of his era and personality. Photographs and drawings depict the color and flavor of his time. A compelling story with fascinating interpretations for the musician and layman alike, here is the first real insight into the truth and drama of Mendelssohn's colorful and exciting life." --Book jacket.