Fanny Hensel was born Fanny Mendelssohn on November 14, 1805 – 216 years ago today – in Hamburg, Germany. Fanny’s mother had been taught in the traditional style of the great composer Johann Sebastian ...

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Putting my own and others’ sincere bicentenary panegyrics aside, Felix Mendelssohn wrote not just admittedly splendid works, but also sugary Victorian church schmaltz. More than simply belonging to an ...

There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Felix Mendelssohn, the famed, wildly prolific 19th-century composer. But what about Fanny? This weekend, forgotten music written by Felix’s older sister Fanny ...

Donald Macleod traces the musical development of Fanny Hensel née Mendelssohn. Whilst Fanny’s famous brother Felix Mendelssohn’s career flourished, the equally talented Fanny was often held back by ...

Three upcoming Burlington-area concerts are presenting rarities, each of a different order. The University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra will offer a little-known work by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, a ...

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