Mendelssohn: Th e Caged Spirit: A New Approach to the Composer and His Family by Mary Allerton-North (Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Prestige Press, 2008) Mendelssohn: His Life and Music by Neil Wenborn (London: Naxos Books, 2008) R.J. STOVE lives in Melbourne, Australia, and the author of A Student’s Guide to Music History, published by ISI Books. … Continue reading The Mozart of His Age [i]Mendelssohn: The Caged Spirit: A New Approach to the Composer and His Family by Mary Allerton-North & Mendelssohn: His Life and Music[/i] by Neil Wenborn