(December 2018) I have completed episode 194 of my “opus project.” This edition: FELIX MENDELSSOHN. Solid and dependable, you really can’t go wrong with some Mendelssohn. Lacking the personal life drama of other composers, his music won’t adorn a biopic, but he wrote some very famous stuff (ever heard the wedding march?). This side of Mozart and Schubert, he was quite prolific for someone who died in his 30s.
Favorite piece: Symphony #5 in D major/minor
Favorite piano concerto: #2 in D minor
Favorite violin concerto: #2 in E minor
Favorite chamber piece: String Quartet #6 in F minor
Favorite song (without words): “Spring Song”
Compared to expectations: same
Opus Project 