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Felix Mendelssohn completed the score of his Violin Concerto, his final concerto.
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Felix Mendelssohn
German composer (1809–1847)
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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