Unity in Variety

This Festschrift celebrates the great Mendelssohn scholar R. Larry Todd, Arts & Sciences Professor at Duke University, whose dedication to, study of, and mentorship in 19th-century music has shaped two generations of musicological study. Encompassing former/current students and colleagues, the contributing authors to this book investigate the life and work of the Mendelssohns, their circle, and issues of reception history; Beethoven and piano-related studies; and special musical relationships. The books title references a famous quote made by Felix Mendelssohn: The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety. It also acknowledges the thematic diversity of this volume and the unifying effect that Todds outstanding monographs on Felix and Fanny have had on a variety of musicians and scholars.

Katharina Uhde is a violinist - musicologist and practice - based researcher. She holds positions at Valparaiso University and LMU Munich. She is the author of The Music of Joseph Joachim", coeditor of two books, and has edited for Bärenreiter two compositions by Joseph Joachim.