Donald Macleod explores Felix Mendelssohn's last seven years, starting with his appointment in 1841 to the post of Royal Prussian Kapellmeister in Berlin. Show more

Mendelssohn renegotiates his contract with the King of Prussia and renews his links with Leipzig. Show more

Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Mendelssohn's last seven years with a look at the year 1844. Show more

Donald Macleod continues to follow Mendelssohn as he bids farewell to Berlin and turns down a trip to New York, where he had been invited to conduct a Grand Musical Festival. Show more

Donald Macleod concludes his survey of Mendelssohn as the composer's elation at the success of his oratorio Elijah turns to despair at the death of his beloved sister Fanny. Show more