Read more: The 10 greatest pieces of music by Fanny Mendelssohn, ranked. Portrait Of The Composer Fanny Hensel Nee Mendelssohn 1805-1847. Picture: Getty But Fanny was brimming with musical ideas and ...

There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Felix Mendelssohn, the famed, wildly prolific 19th-century composer. But what about Fanny?

Hear the pure, anything-is-possible optimism of a brilliant 16-year-old composer in Mendelssohn’s Octet, which seems made for this moment.

Some clever musicological sleuthing revealed Fanny Mendelssohn, not Felix, was the composer behind “Easter Sonata." Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

His dual name reflects a multi-faceted religious identity, but Hitler's Third Reich homed in on his Jewishness and banned Felix Mendelssohn’s music. On the paternal side, Mendelssohn was the grandson ...

Felix Mendelssohn has been described as one of the most gifted and versatile musical prodigies ever, becoming a prolific composer writing in many genres, from incidental stage and symphonic music ...

Mercury Studios, the production company behind recent Abbey Road Studios doc “If These Walls Could Sing,” have unveiled their new feature, about composer Felix Mendelssohn’s genius sister Fanny.

Mercury Studios, the production company behind recent Abbey Road Studios doc “If These Walls Could Sing,” have unveiled their new feature, about composer Felix Mendelssohn’s genius sister Fanny.

During his tragically curtailed life, the 19th century German composer Felix Mendelssohn became adept at code switching. Mendelssohn was born Jewish, but his parents baptized him as Protestant whil… ...

At Buckingham Palace in 1842, the German composer Felix Mendelssohn found himself confessing to piracy. Queen Victoria, a great admirer of his music, announced her intention to sing her favorite ...

Felix Mendelssohn's The Hebrides was inspired by the composer's 1829 trip to the British Isles. ... Mendelssohn visited England and Scotland at the invitation of the Philharmonic Society.