Full Description
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.
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTE ON THE WEBSITE; GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE ITZIG AND MENDELSSOHN FAMILIES; PREFACE; EPILOGUE; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF FANNY HENSEL'S COMPOSITIONS; GENERAL INDEX