Fanny Hensel

by R. Larry Todd

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195180801
• ISBN13: 9780195180800
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"