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Mendelssohn's from page C29
exhilarating and full of optimism and
energy to symbolize the wedding."
Mendelssohn's "Reformation" sym-
phony marked the 300th anniversary
of the Lutheran Church, to which
Mendelssohn's parents converted
the family, including the composer's
beloved sister Fanny, an excellent
musician and composer of songs
herself. The composer's father was a
wealthy banker and considered the
change of religion as an entry ticket
into secular society.
Mendelssohn, to some extent, was
like his famous grandfather, Jewish
philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, who
rose from being a peddler to being one
of the greatest thinkers and teachers of
the Enlightenment. The composer also
became a philosopher, as well as a poet,
artist and traveler who, as a child prodi-
gy, captivated the German writer Goethe
and, as an adult, earned the admiration
of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of
England, which Mendelssohn consid-
ered his second home.
"The family's wealth brought
Mendelssohn the best teachers and
helped as he sought work': Lipsky says.
"He also was exposed to artists from
all walks of life in Germany and, [as
an artist and poet himself], became
quite a Renaissance man in his short
life of 37 years.
"Mendelssohn was known to be
good-hearted and generous and pre-
sented young and emerging talents
while serving as music director-con-
ductor. He gave Berlioz, Chopin and
many others a stage to display their
talents. Without the exposure he pro-
vided to young composers, many of
them might not have made it."
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Lipsky notes that this year of celebra-
tion and concerts around the country
— many inspired by the work of the
Mendelssohn Project — will introduce
some of the Mendelssohn music that
often has not been brought to public
attention — operas, symphonies,
concertos and choral works, some
unpublished. The conductor attributes
the lack of attention to Mendelssohn's
music to anti-Semitism, particu-
larly as expressed in the writings of
German composer Richard Wagner,
even though Mendelssohn considered
himself a devout Christian.
It's ironic, Lipsky says, that wed-
ding ceremonies begin with Wagner's
"Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin (also
known as "Here Comes the Bride") for
the processional. The tradition that
joins the works of the two composers
started after Wagner's death.
"Wagner despised Mendelssohn,"
Lipsky says, and his criticisms gave
more space to what he considered
Jewish characteristics than to the
music itself.
In 1849, Mendelssohn, returning
home from his 10th visit to England,
learned of his sister Fanny's death;
shortly thereafter, the husband and
father of five, heartbroken at hav-
ing lost his best friend, suffered a
stroke, passed away and was buried
next to Fanny. In 1868,"well after
Mendelssohn died, Wagner widely
published his famous anti-Semitic
article about Jews and music, claiming
that Jews could not write authentic
European pieces:' says Lipsky.
The Wagner Factor
"Whatever Wagner said was taken
very seriously': Lipsky adds, "so
Mendelssohn's reputation was
hurt;' even though in the late 1850s
Mendelssohn societies had begun to
pop up in Germany. In the 20th century,
the Nazis banned Mendelssohn's music
as being too Jewish, yet his unpublished
manuscripts and letters held at the
Prussian State Library in Berlin were
spirited out of the country by librarians
who admired him as an important ele-
ment of German musical culture.
Mendelssohn fans can take heart in
a story Lipsky likes to tell.
"There's a famous opera house in
Prague, where the roof is filled with
statues of famous composers, includ-
ing one devoted to Mendelssohn,"
Lipsky explains.
"When German soldiers invaded the
city, an officer ordered a man to go up
on the roof and tear down the statue
of Mendelssohn, but the statues had
no names.
"The man decided that if
Mendelssohn was a Jewish com-
poser, he must have the longest nose
and measured each one. After tear-
ing down the statue assumed to be
Mendelssohn, he learned the next day
that he had destroyed the likeness of
Richard Wagner"
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