Felix Mendelssohn
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Historical figure.
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 february 1809 - 4 november 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Sherlock Holmes could play difficult violin pieces at Dr. Watson request and played some of Mendelssohn's Lieder, and other favourites (STUD 268).
