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Mendelssohn-Hensel: Piano Sonata in G Minor / 6 Character Pieces

9/1/1998, 17 Tracks, 1:07:03

Featuring

  • Béatrice Rauchs
  • Fanny Hensel

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Composer Biography

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel hosted her own 'Sunday Music' concerts in Berlin, attended by famous personalities like Franz Liszt and Clara Schumann-Wieck, where she conducted her choir and orchestra, played piano, and performed chamber music.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Felix Mendelssohn's published songs, Op. 8 and Op. 9, included three pieces in each set composed by his sister Fanny Mendelssohn, but without her name being mentioned.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel's piano works, particularly her 'Songs for Pianoforte' or 'Songs without Words', emphasize instrumental singing and absolute music, consciously avoiding programmatic titles.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Fanny Mendelssohn's musical education ran parallel to her brother Felix Mendelssohn's during their childhood, including piano lessons with Ludwig Berger and theory with Carl Friedrich Zelter.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Fanny Mendelssohn's father, Abraham Mendelssohn, financed educational journeys for his son Felix but kept his daughter in Berlin for lessons, leading to different musical paths for the siblings.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Fanny Mendelssohn and her brother Felix Mendelssohn established 'Sunday Music' concerts where they performed and introduced their own compositions to Berlin's musical elite.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel died unexpectedly of a stroke at age 41 in 1847, and her brother Felix Mendelssohn, who had previously discouraged her publication, arranged for more of her works to be published before he also died of a stroke six months later.

Source: Booklet

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