In 1952, Yehudi Menuhin resurrected this non-Schumann composer's early D minor violin concerto.
In 1952, Yehudi Menuhin resurrected this non-Schumann composer's early D minor violin concerto. This composer instructs the bassoon to hold a B to link the first two movements of another concerto. The soloist enters after just two bars of orchestral introduction with a theme that gave this composer "no peace" in that concerto in E minor. A "Spinner's Song" appears alongside three separate Venetian boat songs in this composer's collection Songs without Words. For 10 points, name this German Romantic composer of incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, which includes his famous "Wedding March."
In 1952, Yehudi Menuhin resurrected this non-Schumann composer's early D minor violin concerto.
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy