German composer, pianist, and conductor Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, otherwise known as Felix Mendelssohn, died at age 38. Mendelssohn was nurtured in the arts from
Antonio Stradivari made almost a thousand instruments, about 650 of which survived.
The 1718 "Ex-Benno Walter" was made during a pinnacle of the violin maker’s career
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on this day in 1791, aged just 35.
Whilst many hypotheses exist, official Viennese records state “hitziges Frieselfieber” – severe military fever.
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