Fanny Mendelssohn
(1805-1847)
German pianist and composer
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Fanny Mendelssohn (14 November 1805 – 14 May 1847), later Fanny [Cäcilie] Mendelssohn Bartholdy and, after her marriage, Fanny Hensel, also referred to as Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era. Her compositions include a piano trio, a piano quartet, an orchestral overture, four cantatas, more than 125 pieces for the piano, and over 250 lieder, most of which went unpublished in her lifetime. Although praised for her piano technique, she rarely gave public performances outside her family circle.
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14 November 1805 Hamburg
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14 May 1847 (aged 41)
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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Felix Mendelssohn · Brother · 1809-1847 · German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent
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