The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Felix Mendelssohn
- Life and art are not two different things.
- It’s not that music is too imprecise for words, but too precise.
- Never mind, put any book on the piano, and someone can turn from time to time, so I need not look as though I played by heart.
- This is what I think art is and what I demand of it: that it pull everyone in, that it show one person another’s most intimate thoughts and feelings, that it throw open the window of the soul.
- Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town, country, earth, and all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God.
- People usually complain that music is so ambiguous, and what they are supposed to think when they hear it is so unclear, while words are understood by everyone. But for me it is exactly the opposite…what the music I love expresses to me are thoughts not to indefinite for words, but rather too definite.
- I know perfectly well that no musician can make his thoughts or his talents different to what Heaven has made them; but I also know that if Heaven had given him good ones, he must also be able to develop them properly.
- These, too, seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood in comparison to genuine music, which fills the soul with a thousand things better than words.
- Ever since I began to compose, I have remained true to my starting principle: not to write a page because no matter what public, or what pretty girl wanted it to be thus or thus; but to write solely as I myself thought best, and as it gave me pleasure.
- And do you agree with me, that the first condition of an artist should be to bear respect toward what is great, and to bow to it and acknowledge it and not attempt to extinguish great flames for the sake of making his own rushlight burn more brightly?
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic era. Born into a prominent and cultured family, he displayed prodigious musical talent from an early age. Mendelssohn’s compositions, characterized by their lyricism, craftsmanship, and classical influences, contributed significantly to the musical landscape of his time.
In 1829, Mendelssohn conducted the first performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” since the composer’s death, marking a pivotal moment in the revival of interest in Bach’s music. Throughout his career, Mendelssohn composed a diverse range of works, including symphonies, chamber music, oratorios, and piano pieces. Notable among his compositions are the overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” his Violin Concerto in E minor, and the oratorio “Elijah.”
A versatile and gifted musician, Mendelssohn’s influence extended beyond composition. He co-founded the Leipzig Conservatory, played a crucial role in reviving interest in early music, and earned a reputation as a brilliant conductor. Despite his short life, Mendelssohn left an enduring legacy, influencing subsequent generations of musicians and composers with his innovative and emotive musical creations.
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