Felix Mendelssohn:

Child Prodigy Composers

A child prodigy, Felix Mendelssohn began composing when he was 10. This week on Classics for Kids hear about other composers who started just as early -- or even earlier.

Music heard in this episode:

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata No. 3
Hummel: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 85
De Arriaga: Los Esclavos Felices
Albeniz: Asturias
Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Korngold: The Prince and the Pauper
Daquin: Noel

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