Reviving Mendelssohn
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When the 20-year-old Felix Mendelssohn conducted Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion in Berlin in 1829, it caused a national sensation. In those days, when a composer died his contemporaries stopped playing him and his music died as well. But Mendelssohn, a brilliant composer, pianist and conductor who felt indebted to Bach, broke with tradition and performed the work for an audience that included the philosopher Hegel, the King of Prussia and the poet Heinrich Heine. It was the first time the piece had been played since Bach’s death in 1750, and it ignited an era of rediscovery that turned the baroque composer back into a household name. Without Mendelssohn, the Nazis might never have embraced Bach a century later as an exemplary Aryan composer, calling him “the most German of all Germans.” But in a cruel twist of history, Mendelssohn’s role in rescuing Bach didn’t stop the Third Reich from banning his works and destroying his legacy because he was a Jew. Read more »
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The Last Word
Newsweek | March 15th, 2009
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American writers such as Paul Auster or Jonathan Franzen sell far better in Germany than in their home markets. This reception says more about German readers than the authors themselves.
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Newsweek | March 8th, 2009
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called on world leaders to stop "whining and complaining" about the economic slowdown.
The Daily Telegraph | March 4th, 2009
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