“Harken to the tidings that will bring the spring!” That’s what we sang in the third grade to the tune of “Spring Song,” Mendelssohn’s most famous “Song without Words.” We all hope this hard winter is ...

Twenty-nine gentle measures by Felix Mendelssohn are creating quite a stir — after being lost for more than a century. The song, called "The Heart of Man Is Like a Mine," was a private commission ...