Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn

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 as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019936639X
• ISBN13: 9780199366392
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"