• Francesco von Mendelssohn (born Franz von Mendelssohn; 6 September 1901 – 22 September 1972) was a German cellist and art collector. He also became known...
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    married Martin Kosleck, actor Francesco von Mendelssohn (1901–1972), cellist, theatre director Franz von Mendelssohn (1865–1935), banker, married Maria...
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  • most prolific periods, in the mid-1920s. It was dedicated to Francesco von Mendelssohn. The Suite consists of three dance movements: Preludio-Fantasia...
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  • Eleonora von Mendelssohn and her brother, the musician Francesco von Mendelssohn. The Bernoulli couple remained friends with the von Mendelssohn siblings...
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    transcriptions for cello. In 1923 and thanks to the friendship with Francesco von Mendelssohn he met the singer and pianist Giulietta Gordigiani, with whom...
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    English by Gifford Cochran and Jerrold Krimsky and staged by Francesco von Mendelssohn, featured Robert Chisholm as Macheath. It opened on Broadway at...
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    her death in 1955, it was passed to their children, Elenora and Francesco von Mendelssohn, who emigrated to the US in 1935 and 1933 respectively, taking...
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  • Max Baldner [de] playing the cello. Baldner's seat was taken by Francesco von Mendelssohn in 1926. Just like the Joachim Quartet, which on account of the...
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    Die erste Walpurgisnacht (category Cantatas by Felix Mendelssohn)
    dominating Christian forces. It was set to music by the young Lutheran Felix Mendelssohn as a secular cantata (or "Sinfonie-Ballade" in the composer's correspondence)...
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    violinist and composer. Born in the same house in Hamburg where Felix Mendelssohn had been born the previous year, David was raised Jewish but later converted...
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