And Mendelssohn's signatures are work of art in themselves.

他的签名本身就是一种艺术。

I mean, all composers have their better days and off days, but this is certainly not one of Mendelssohn's off days.

当然，所有作曲家都有自己的创作高峰期和低谷期，但这个作品绝不是门德尔松低谷期的作品。

The recording was of a piece of classical music: Mendelssohn's Concerto in E minor.

录音是一段古典音乐：门德尔松的 E 小调协奏曲。

It's just a single page manuscript, but at the end, it has this inscription by Mendelssohn with his customary wonderful signature.

手稿只有一页纸的篇幅，但在结尾处有门德尔松习惯性的亲笔签名，十分漂亮。

And Mendelssohn like all great composers, in addition to writing intricate works, could also write very straightforward masterpieces, which are nevertheless very expressive.

听像其他所有伟大的作曲家一样，门德尔松不但能够写出复杂的作品，而且可以创作出非常简单明了、却有表现力的优秀作品。

It is in fact genuine. That's right. And there is also with the manuscript a little letter that Mendelssohn wrote a few days later.

是的，确实是这样。另外，和手稿一起存放的还有一小封信件，是门德尔松在歌曲创作完成几天后书写的。

Mozart wrote a symphony and four sonatas by age eight, and Mendelssohn composed his best known work A Midsummer Night's Dream, at 17, but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39.

但是不同的职业，高峰期也不相同。 莫扎特8岁时就创作了一部交响曲、4首奏鸣曲；门德尔松17岁时就完成了他的最著名的作品《仲夏夜之梦》，但是大部分伟大的音乐作品都是人们在33岁至39岁之间创作出来的。

Returning from one of Mozart's grand operas, splendidly performed at the Royal Theatre, he looked over his own, played a few of the best parts, sat staring at the busts of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Bach, who stared benignly back again.

从莫扎特的一部伟大歌剧中回来，在皇家剧院上演了精彩的演出，他看了看自己的歌剧，演奏了一些最好的部分，坐在那里凝视着门德尔松、贝多芬和巴赫的半身像，他们又善意地凝视着。