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Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn By R. Larry Todd * Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA * Number Of Pages: 456 * Publication Date: 2009-11-25 * ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0195180801 * ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780195180800 Product 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. Read more...

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