Who was a prominent admirer of Bennett's compositions?
Frederic Chopin
George Frideric Handel
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Wagner
Answer
Felix Mendelssohn was a prominent admirer of Bennett's compositions. He performed the latter's "Allegro di Concerto" at a concert in London in 1842. Mendelssohn was also impressed by Bennett's overture to "The Naiads", which he described as "a masterpiece of delicate grace and refinement". Bennett was a gifted composer and conductor, and his music was widely admired by his contemporaries.
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