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Felix Mendelssohn: Gewandhaus Orchestra
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Mendelssohn had won a tiny hiatus from the press for his amazing duties when he took some time off from his work during the 1844 to 1845. Felix's replacement was Niels Gade, a good friend of Felix. Before Mendelssohn took his time off, he fulfilled a prior commitment of conducting the London Philharmonic Society Orchestra.
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Mendelssohn's advocacy was the single most important factor in the revival of Bach's vocal music in the 19th century, most famously realized in the 1829 performance of the St. Matthew Passion at the Berlin Singakadamie. He did some touring as a pianist with Ignaz Moscheles, then took the position as music director in Düsseldorf from 1833 to 1835, which involved conducting both the choral and orchestral societies, preparing music for church services, and – later – p becoming manager for the new theatre. Tension with the theater owner caused him to resign some of his duties, and he began looking for a new post.
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The piano tended to dominate chamber music of the middle and late 19th century—markedly so in the works of Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn and even to some extent in Brahms. A more orchestral approach ... became evident, though in general the true nature of chamber music survived.
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