Fanny Hensel
The Other Mendelssohn
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Classical & Opera, Classical, Biography & Memoir, Composers & Musicians
| Author: | R. Larry Todd | ISBN: | 9780199884520 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | November 25, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Larry Todd |
| ISBN: | 9780199884520 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | November 25, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) was an extraordinary musician who left well over four hundred compositions, most of which fell into oblivion until their rediscovery late in the twentieth century. In Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn, R. Larry Todd offers a compelling, authoritative account of Hensel's life and music, and her struggle to emerge as a publicly recognized composer.
Granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) was an extraordinary musician who left well over four hundred compositions, most of which fell into oblivion until their rediscovery late in the twentieth century. In Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn, R. Larry Todd offers a compelling, authoritative account of Hensel's life and music, and her struggle to emerge as a publicly recognized composer.
