41 years (1805–1847)
Fanny Mendelssohn/Age at death

What did Fanny Hensel do?

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

Which instrument was Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel a virtuoso performer on?

Fanny Mendelssohn composed over 450 pieces of music. Her compositions include a piano trio, a piano quartet, an orchestral overture, four cantatas, over 125 pieces for the piano, and in excess of 250 lieder (art songs).

What does Allegro molto appassionato mean?

Fast and very passionate
The first movement, marked Allegro molto appassionato (Fast and very passionate), begins with a haunting melody that was likely the one Mendelssohn first imagined in 1838: Felix Mendelssohn, as portrayed in an 1847 portrait by Wilhelm Hensel.

When did Fanny Hensel die?

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Composer Fanny Hensel (1805–1847) lived for much of her life in the shadow of her more famous brother, Felix Mendelssohn.

Was Fanny Mendelssohn related to Paul Hensel?

She was granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Also, she was the grandmother of the philosopher Paul Hensel and the mathematician Kurt Hensel. Fanny Mendelssohn was born into a Jewish family and was the oldest of four children.

Where can I find the music room of Fanny Hensel?

Julius Helfft, “The Music Room of Fanny Hensel,” 1849, Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York.

What did Henry Chorley think of Fanny Hensel?

Felix’s friend Henry Chorley wrote of Fanny: “Had Madame Hensel been a poor man’s daughter, she must have become known to the world by the side of Madame Schumann and Madame Pleyel as a female pianist of the highest class”, suggesting that her social class was limiting for her career as well as her sex.