LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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[1.] Mendelssohn’s Study. From a Water-Color Drawing made by Felix Moscheles a few days after the composer’s death[Frontispiece]
[2.] Ignaz Moscheles. From a Fainting by Felix Moscheles[1]
[3.] Mendelssohn’s Congratulations to Moscheles on the Latter’s Birthday[20]
[4.] Fac-simile of Mendelssohn’s Dedication to Moscheles upon the Fly-leaf of Beethoven’s Musical Sketch-Book[49]
[5.] Fac-simile of the Drawing in Mendelssohn’s Letter of Feb. 27, 1833[55]
[6.] The well-known “Cradle Song,” composed for his Godson. The words are by Klingemann[62]
[7.] First Page of the Original Draft of Mendelssohn’s “Melodies” (Songs without Words). The original in the possession of Felix Moscheles[64]
[8.] Fac-simile of Assignment to Mr. Novello[67]
[9.] Fac-simile of Note from the Zoölogical Gardens[71]
[10.] Fac-simile of Humorous Note, “At the Residence”[75]
[11.] Fac-simile of Card of Invitation filled in by Mendelssohn[79]
[12.] First Page of the Original Score of Mendelssohn’s Overture to the “Isles of Fingal,” given by him to Moscheles. On perusing it fifty years later, Gounod made the note appended[83]
[13.] The House in which the Moscheleses lived, No. 3 Chester Place, Regent’s Park. Mr. Moscheles is supposed to be looking out of the window of his dressing-room. From a Sketch made by Mendelssohn in an autograph album given by him to his godchild[90]
[14.] Regent’s Park, near the Moscheles House. From a Sketch made by Mendelssohn in an autograph album presented by him to his godchild[94]
[15.] “Mailied,” in Letter of May 15, 1834, to Mrs. Moscheles (Fac-simile)[105]
[16.] The Bridge of Sighs. From a Water-Color Drawing by Mendelssohn[122]
[17.] On March 20, 1836, the University of Leipzig presented Mendelssohn with the diploma which we reproduce. It is worded, “Ob insignia in artem musicam merita,”—“In recognition of his signal services to the art of music”[146]
[18.] “Im Kahn” (words by H. Heine), on last page of Letter, Dec. 12, 1837 (Fac-simile)[161]
[19.] Fac-simile from Letter of Feb. 27, 1839[183]
[20.] “Des Hirten Winterlied.” In Letter of Nov. 18, 1840, to Mrs. Moscheles[199]
[21.] Birmingham. From a Pen and Ink Drawing by Mendelssohn[208]
[22.] Fac-simile of an Album Sketch by Mendelssohn[211]

[23.]

Mendelssohn left England with Moscheles and Chorley, on the 3d of October. The Sketch is taken from a joint letter which they wrote on their arrival at Ostend.

“Bid me not speak, bid me be mute.”—Goethe.

“There are moments in the life of man.”—Schiller.

“Here the ship gave a lurch, and he grew seasick.”—Byron.

“However, we are all three sitting comfortably roundthe fire in Moscheles’s room, and our thoughts are with you.F. M. B.”

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[24.]

Although, or perhaps because, he had no “special duties” to performas “Kapellmeister” in Berlin, the time he spent there was productive ofgreat work. Amongst other things he composed the music to Sophocles’sAntigone, in the surprisingly short time of eleven days. It wasperformed on the 28th of October, 1841, at the King’s Palace in Potsdam,a select audience being invited on that occasion.

In the Sketch taken from Mrs. Moscheles’s album, Mendelssohn gives thestage arrangements, as made for the performance at the Berlin theatre:—

a b.Curtain and line of Proscenium.
c d.Scene representing Palace.
x.Altar to Bacchus.
a e b.Orchestra 5’ above the floor.
a b.5’ above the orchestra.
f g, h i. Steps leading to the stage.
k l, m n. Steps leading to the orchestra.
y z.The usual limit between the orchestra and the first row of stalls.
y o p z.Space for the instrumentalists.
“This, however, is not from ‘Antigone,’ but in remembrance of many a happy gathering, of all the happy days of last spring, and of “Yours gratefully, F. M. B.”[222]
[25.] Fac-simile from a Letter written in July, 1842[225]
[26.] Mendelssohn. From the Bust modelled by Professor Rietschel[228]
[27.] Fac-simile of a Second Page of Congratulations to Moscheles, drawn May 30, 1844. (See also Illustration No. 4)[244]
[28.] Fac-simile of Drawing.—Incidents of a Concert at Frankfurt[249]
[29.] From a Cast of Mendelssohn’s Hand[266]
[30.] Medallion modelled by Knauer, of Leipzig, shortly after Mendelssohn’s death, and presented by him to the Directors of the Gewandhaus. It was placed in the concert-room at the back of the orchestra. We are indebted to Messrs. Novello for the reduced copy of the medallion[276]

2. IGNAZ MOSCHELES

FROM A PAINTING BY FELIX MOSCHELES