Fanny Hensel (Mendelssohn) - Piano Music, 1821-46
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Label: Ars Produktion
Cat No: ARS38615
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 9th December 2022
Contents
Works
Allegro agitato in G minor, WV40Allegro grazioso in B flat major, WV339
Allegro in C minor, WV139
Allegro ma non troppo in F minor, WV167
Andante con moto in E major
Fantasia in A flat major, WV253
Fuga in E flat major, WV273
Gigue in E minor, WV127
Klavierstuck in A minor, WV42 (fragment)
Lied (Andante espressivo)
Praeludium in A minor, WV251
Song without Words (Allegro agitato)
Song without Words no.2 (Andante)
Suleika und Hatem
Westostichler Redaktionswalzer in F sharp major, WV184
Artists
Sontraud Speidel (piano)Works
Allegro agitato in G minor, WV40Allegro grazioso in B flat major, WV339
Allegro in C minor, WV139
Allegro ma non troppo in F minor, WV167
Andante con moto in E major
Fantasia in A flat major, WV253
Fuga in E flat major, WV273
Gigue in E minor, WV127
Klavierstuck in A minor, WV42 (fragment)
Lied (Andante espressivo)
Praeludium in A minor, WV251
Song without Words (Allegro agitato)
Song without Words no.2 (Andante)
Suleika und Hatem
Westostichler Redaktionswalzer in F sharp major, WV184
Artists
Sontraud Speidel (piano)About
Fanny Hensel (1805-47) was, without question, one of the most important artists of her time. Unfortunately, her compositions were first published under her own name only a few months before her premature death at the age of 41, following many years of artistic maturity and a long period of obstruction of her public image. Her death was a huge loss to the world of music; her oeuvre comprised almost every genre that was common at the time, with the exception of symphonic works and operas.
Fanny's only documented public performance took place in February 1838, when she performed her brother's First Piano Concerto, op.25. Fanny gathered experience as a choral and orchestral conductor, chamber musician, and concert organiser. The regular Sunday concerts at the Mendelssohn home, created in 1821 primarily to provide Felix with a forum for presentation and collaboration with professional musicians, were temporarily suspended in 1829. After a two-year hiatus, Fanny revived the musical salon and took over its organisational and artistic direction.
The compositions recorded here were written between 1821 and 1846. Only four of the pieces selected by Sontraud Speidel have been recorded previously, the remainder are world-premiere recordings. It is worth noting that only a part of the pieces can be regarded as fully formed compositions, i.e. as movements completed by the composer herself, and remained subject to later revision.
Sontraud Speidel, described by the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik as "the Clara Schumann of today", has performed worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician. Her appearances at music festivals, her recordings for broadcast, television appearances and master classes at music universities have taken her to countries throughout Europe as well as to the United States and Canada, Israel, Russia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Brazil and Morocco. She has recorded more than 50 albums, several of which have received awards including the Echo Klassik Prize in 2019.
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