Felix Mendelssohn was horribly seasick.
Abraham, Mendelssohn’s father, wanting to send his son abroad to Europe’s musical centers, consulted trusted mentor and friend Ignaz Moscheles on the best course of action. The first stop Moscheles suggested was London, and so the young composer was sent across the English Channel to a far-off land in a rickety boat called the Attwood. It was, thus, in mid-April 1829 that Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was traveling to England for a series of concerts in London.
