The Mendelssohn family (1729-1847) : from letters and journals. Volume 2 / Sebastian Hensel ; translated by Carl Klingmann.
Sebastian Hensel (1830-98), nephew of the composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), originally intended this work to be 'not only of the family but for the family', drawing on their letters and diaries. Persuaded by friends to publish his narrative in 1879, Hens...
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| Language: | English German |
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| Series: | Cambridge library collection. Music.
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| Summary: | Sebastian Hensel (1830-98), nephew of the composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), originally intended this work to be 'not only of the family but for the family', drawing on their letters and diaries. Persuaded by friends to publish his narrative in 1879, Hensel in particular provides a first-hand insight into the lives of his uncle, lionized by the music-loving public of his day, and Felix's beloved sister Fanny (1805-47), herself a talented composer and pianist. Translated from the German revised second edition by Felix's close friend, diplomat Carl Klingemann (1798-1862), this 1881 two-volume collection made available for the first time in English a great deal of valuable source material. Covering the period 1836-47, Volume 2 focuses on the final decade of Fanny and Felix's lives, and includes a delightful description by George Grove of Felix's personal appearance. |
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| Item Description: | The second volume of Hensel's story of the Mendelssohn family focuses on the last years of the lives of Felix and Fanny. Reprinted from the 1881 edition published in London by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 359 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781107338104 1107338107 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781107338104 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |