Riding On The Classical And Romantic Wings

Mendelssohn was the representative of German Romantic Music in the 19th century. At that time, the European music active a number of romantic Musicians, Most of their works have distinctive personal style, and are keen to use a variety of innovative music genre. But Mendelssohn, who devoted to the tradition compositional techniques and the revival of Baroque music, is often referred to as a conservative composer. Until today, such a misunderstanding has not been completely eliminated. This thesis attempt to analyze the style of piano music which is based on carding Mendelssohn piano works. An example of its representative works " Variations sérieuses in D minor ", op54, to explore the piano works of Mendelssohn playing techniques and essentials.