The conductor whose hands cut through the silence

In 1829, Mendelssohn first discovered the precious value of Bach's "Matthew Passion" and other works. He personally conducted and performed this in Berlin. The music allows the audience to re-understand this great classic and feel the immortality of Bach. Mendelssohn's research and promotion of Bach's works were his important contributions in the history of music. Because of his vigorous promotion, the world really began to pay attention to Bach's greatness, and set off a trend of studying Baroque music. Mendelssohn resurrected Bach, who had been dormant for nearly 80 years, and he also gained a glorious position in the music world because of the success of his performance. Mendelssohn, who was famous all over Europe, continued to receive invitations from all over the world. He traveled to the UK to perform as many as 10 times, and met musicians such as Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz, and Paganini in Paris. These romantic composers spoke highly of Mendelssohn and highly praised his superb playing skills. Britain was like Mendelssohn's second home. He was deeply enamored with this place. The love of the British royal family and people made him feel extremely honored. The British's love for Mendelssohn's music lasted for a whole century. He had a profound influence on the British music industry, not only in terms of musical achievements, but also in his broad and cheerful temperament, wisdom and profound connotation, as well as the way he moved his hands and feet. His natural gentlemanly demeanor is why he is admired by the British people.

In 1834, Mendelssohn became the conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus String Orchestra. He led the orchestra to become the first-class orchestra in Europe. They played a wide range of repertoire and invited leading soloists of the time to perform in concerts. They even premiered Schubert's last symphony, the "Grand Symphony". The manuscript of this piece was discovered by Schumann in the house of Schubert's brother in Vienna. Schumann sent it to Mendelssohn, and finally in Mendel Under Song's conductor, the "greatness" of the music was successfully presented, and it also made people re-examine Schubert's contribution in the music world. Under Mendelssohn's careful management, this orchestra became more and more mature. They performed a series of works by Beethoven, Mozart, Handel and Bach, and worked hard to bring music culture to the audience, stimulating the people's enthusiasm for music at that time. .

? Today we see the conductor on the stage, holding a small baton in his hand, firmly and forcefully leading the orchestra to reproduce the composer's surging emotions, and the entire orchestra seems to be well-trained The plain army stares at the shining baton to adjust its rhythm and relax its emotions. The conductor's baton, a small thing that implements the spirit of the music, was actually invented by Mendelssohn during his tenure as conductor! At that time, in order to allow the members of the huge orchestra to see the conductor's gestures more clearly, he took one after dinner. The whale bone wrapped in leather was used at the concert that night. Unexpectedly, the conductor's baton successfully encouraged the conductor's imperial aura on the stage and the members of the group performed harder and presented the music to the audience perfectly. Since then, a slender stick has become the most important symbol of conductors and their indispensable right-hand man.

? Another great achievement of Mendelssohn was the founding of the Leipzig Conservatoire. At that time, he secured a donation and founded the Conservatoire with the help of Schumann. Mendelssohn personally taught piano and composition, hired famous musicians of the time as professors, and trained many outstanding students. This music school still enjoys a very high reputation to this day and can be said to be the first-class music school in Germany. This achievement is really due to Mendelssohn’s extraordinary vision and outstanding courage