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It's Mendelssohn's birthday! Let's celebrate!

Classical Performance by WCRB

Feb 11, 201838:18Music

February is Mendelssohn's birthday month, and it's also the month of Valentine's Day. Felix wrote the Andante and Rondo Capriccioso for a girl he was smitten with, and his 2nd String Quartet is based on a gorgeous love s...

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