Fanny Hensel

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.