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Fanny soon became known to the Mendelssohn's circle of friends and acquaintances not just as an excellent pianist but also as the composer of lieder and piano pieces. Abraham Mendelssohn hired the conscientious Carl Friedrich Zelter, a friend of Goethe's and the director of the Berliner Singakademie, to teach his children music theory and composition. In 1816, during a period of several months spent in Paris, the children studied piano with Marie Bigot de Morogues, who was a particular favourite of Haydn's and Beethoven's.Īfter returning to Berlin they took lessons with the well-known Beethoven interpreter Ludwig Berger. The banker Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy and his wife Lea were quick to recognise Fanny's exceptional musical talent and, just like her brother Felix, she received instruction from the best music teachers available. She and her younger brothers and sister Felix, Rebecca and Paul all received excellent education. Her piano works are often in the manner of songs, and many carry the name Lieder für das Pianoforte (Songs for the piano, a parallel to Felix's Songs without Words.įanny Hensel grew up in a well-situated and highly cultured Berlin family. A number of her songs were originally published under her brother's name in his opus 8 and 9 collections. Her compositions include a piano trio and several books of solo piano pieces and songs.

#FANNY MENDELSSOHN GERMAN COMPOSER FULL#

Fanny Mendelssohn, in full Fanny (Cäcilie) Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, married name Fanny Hensel (November 14, 1805, Hamburg, Germany - May 14, 1847, Berlin, Prussia), was a German pianist and composer, the eldest sister and confidante of the composer Felix Mendelssohn.

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