Felix admitted that his sibling was responsible.
Queen Victoria embarrassed everyone when she started singing “Italiano” at a reception in Buckingham Palace after telling Felix Mendelssohn that it was her favorite song by him. Fanny – the Unseen ComposerĪ song by fanny Mendelssohn german composer titled “Italien” was released under her brother Felix’s name. Class and gender barriersĪccording to music historian Richard Taruskin, the existence of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel provides compelling evidence that social prejudice and patriarchal mores-which in the nineteenth century allowed only men the option to decide on the choices in middle-class families-are to blame for women’s inability to “contend” with men on the battlefield of composition. Her family did not think music was an appropriate profession for a young woman, so although Felix toured Europe with his compositions, Fanny stayed at home and did not pursue it herself. Mendelssohn, the daughter of a wealthy German family, showed early promise as a musician. Even the most devoted classical music enthusiasts are likely to be familiar with the works of his talented sister.įanny Hensel, the eldest child in the family, was also a superb pianist and composer nonetheless, her body of work (which includes over 500 individual results) is rarely performed. There is no question that Fanny Hensel belongs in the standard repertoire he is one of the most well-known composers of the 19th century.
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