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[German Version] 1. Mendelssohn, Moses (Sep 6, 1729, Dessau – Jan 4, 1786, Berlin), youngest of the three children of Mendel Heymann and his wife Bela Rachel Sara. The father was a synagogue attendant and scribe of the Jewish community. The boy, who was deformed and had a weak constitution, was supported by the Dessau rabbi David Fränkel, and, as he said himself, reading M. Maimonides's …

[German Version] (Jan 22, 1811, Doborján [Raiding] – Jul 31, 1886, Bayreuth), Hungarian composer. In Liszt's life and work, the influences of his native German language, his identification with Hungarian culture, and his French intellectual training combined to constitute an individual creative unity. His musical talent was recognized early. Thanks …

[German Version] (baptized May 15, 1567, Cremona – Nov 29, 1643, Vienna), Italian composer. After studying in Cremona with Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, in 1590 Monteverdi became a court musician in Mantua, where he was appointed Kapellmeister in 1601. In 1613 he became Kapellmeister of San Marco in Venice. Monteverdi's early works, especially his madrigals and nume…

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