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Mendelssohn: Fanny Mendelssohn
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In 1841, Mendelssohn accepted a one-year position in Berlin, a city he described as “one of the most sour apples into which a man can bite.” The following year, he returned to England upon invitation of Queen Victoria. While Mendelssohn entertained the assembled royalty at Buckingham Palace with improvisations on Rule, Britannia!, the queen in turn performed selections of his sister Fanny’s lieder.
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Mendelssohn suffered from bad health in the final years of his life, and it is said he was greatly depressed by the death of his sister Fanny in May 1847. Felix Mendelssohn died later that same year after a series of strokes, on November 4, 1847, in Leipzig.
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This book is the first and only authoritative biography of Fanny Mendelssohn. It is a vivid portrait of an exceptional artist, who could have held her own among the greatest of her generation had she not been prohibited from venturing into the professional world. It illustrates what a remarkable pianist she was, the importance in the Berlin musical scene of their house concerts, and the encourangement she recieved from her husband Wilhelm Hensel. It is altogether a fascinating story.
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