Mendelssohn/ Biondi/ Piccinini - Early Works Format:CD following in recent years with

following in recent years with well-received appearances at the Davenport

As skies darken and hopes grow dim

But especially after the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

Their unique sound is both strangely modern and familiar

Mendelssohn/ Biondi/ Piccinini - Early Works Format:CD following in recent years withIn this new album of music by the young Mendelssohn, Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante explore the influence of Classicism on the Italian repertoire, while researching some of the composer's lesser known works. Mendelssohn is rarely spoken of as a child prodigy, and yet he showed extraordinary talent from a very young age. This program of works composed when he was between eleven and eighteen, selected by Fabio Biondi and his ensemble Europa Galante is