Chapter 374: Medler's Arcade
After eating, Robin took everyone to see the Medler Arcade, one of the few beautiful arcades that has been preserved well, and now houses numerous shops, bars and restaurants, as well as the famous modern shopping complex, which is also one of the liveliest places in the center of Leipzig.
There is also a lot of people, and the lively and prosperous places have a lot of people and are particularly popular, and many locals and tourists from all over the world shuttle here.
"If you want to shop, it's a great place to come here, there are a lot of large shopping malls, retail, catering and service complexes, there are a lot of shops, bars and restaurants, because it's very popular, there are a lot of shops around, a lot of brands are here, there are shops here, there are counters here. ”
"The scale here is still relatively large, you see the arcade is a feature, 142 meters long, on both sides are 5-story houses, 4-story arcades, the building is still in the German European style, very tall Roman white columns, it looks very atmospheric. ”
"Near the exit of the street, there are statues of Faust, Mephistopheles and some of the students, and according to the tradition here, touching Faust's feet will bring good luck. ”
"Is it effective?" Qu Lihua asked.
Robin smiled: "Otherwise, you can try it too, maybe it will work!"
"Hahaha, okay, then I'll try it too!" Qu Lihua smiled.
"It's just a legend, people's best wishes, it's still very distinctive here, let's go and see it together!" said Head Xia Yuxiang.
Flanked by two life-size sculptures at the entrance to the arcade, holding grapes and vases, represent the use of the building as a wine cellar and porcelain, pottery and stoneware, which also hosted industrial exhibitions here, and the rotunda of the arcade exhibits Meissen porcelain, and the Medler Arcade has always been used as an exhibition hall because it looks really atmospheric and imposing.
Robin walked in with everyone, it was even more lively, many shops, many brands gathered here, popular places, business is also very easy to do, fashion brand goods are sold here, but also attracted some people to shop, people walk and look, meet their favorite goods, will stop to buy, there are clothing, cosmetics, bags, all kinds of goods are dazzling.
It was really dazzling to look at the past, and the prosperity here left a deep impression on Qu Lihua, she followed Xia Yuxiang and Robin, and while walking, Meng Wenjie also looked at the shops passing by from time to time to see what people were interested in.
After visiting a popular shopping mall, Robin took everyone to see Mendelssohn's house, which is also more famous, and generally comes to the local area to see the former residences of some celebrities, see where these celebrities lived, and take pictures, which is also very memorable.
"Let's first introduce this music composer, he is a German-Jewish composer, one of the most representative figures of the German Romantic school, known as the outstanding lyrical landscape master of Romanticism, his works are known for their exquisiteness, elegance and magnificence. ”
Mendelssohn was born into a Jewish family in Hamburg, his grandfather was a philosopher, Moses Mendelssohn's father Abraham was a successful banker, and Felix grew up in a pampered and cultured environment. ”
"His mother, Leah, was a pianist and his initiation lessons were taught by his mother, and his sister Fanny Cassiri was a talented player in piano and composition, and a cherished friend of Felix. ”
It can be seen that his birth is still very good, his parents are very financial, his grandfather is a philosopher, his father is a successful banker, his family conditions are still very good, so it has established a foundation for him to learn music, children in poor families, there are no such conditions, may still be hungry every day, it is very difficult to eat, let alone create learning conditions for children. ”
"So his growth is really smooth, his family conditions are good, his path to learning music is very smooth. ”
Mendelssohn was a piano prodigy who began playing publicly at the age of nine, composed the music for Psalm 19 at the age of 10, wrote a piano quartet at the age of 12, organized his own private orchestra at the age of 14, published his first masterpiece at the age of 16, published his first masterpiece at the age of 16, completed the Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream at the age of 17, and played Bach's works at the age of 20. ”
He became a sensational conductor who made an important contribution to the revival of Bach's works, and in the same year he went to England to conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and after a holiday in Scotland, he performed the Overture of the Hebrides and the Scottish Symphony. ”
"At the Birmingham Music Festival, he conducted his oratorio "Elijah", which was a brilliant success, and that was his most successful and brilliant time, he became famous relatively early, and his musical path was very smooth, which was the envy of many young people. ”
But fate is really unpredictable, it seems to be a very smooth and prosperous family environment, the composer's life is not very long, because of the study of music, but also participate in various performances, his health problems, health has deteriorated, coupled with the death of his beloved sister, he hit him hard, hastened his death, died at the age of 38, which is really a pity. ”
"It's a pity!" Qu Lihua said, "This composer is very talented, and he has left a lot of musical works for posterity, Robin will introduce them to you." ”
"Well, the music composer still left behind a lot of works, such as oratorios: St. Paul, Elijah, the symphonic cantata "Ode to Praise", nine psalms, nine scripture songs. ”
The operas are: "The Marriage of Camachio", "The Son and the Stranger", "Loreli", and the dramatic scores are "Antigone", "The First Night of Valpurgis", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Atalia", "Oedipus in Colonnas". ”
In terms of creation, he pioneered the elegant and pure, short form of piano music without words, and created the famous "A Midsummer Night's Dream" overture, "Scottish Symphony" and "Italian Symphony", the characteristics of romanticism and classicism are intertwined, the music contains both the logic of classicism, and the fantasy of romanticism, and his "Violin Concerto in E minor" has gorgeous skills and sweet melodies, which is recognized by the world as a fine product. ”
"In the musical Enlightenment, Mendelssohn brought back Bach's Matthew Passion, a work that had been forgotten for almost a hundred years, one of the most important events in the history of music, and from then on people began to rediscover Bach. ”
Although the composer musician did not live long, he was still very talented, left behind many famous works, and also formed a distinctive personal character, in the field of music still set a mark for him, let people remember, whenever they hear his musical works, as if they have traveled back to his time, music is the least need for translation, is the universal language of the world. ”
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