Fanny Hensel at the Ballet

by Liane Curtis | Oct 22, 2016

“Fanny for ballet!!” read the text message. I blinked and did a double-take at the accompanying photo. Indeed, selections of Fanny Hensel’s “Das Jahr” — The Year — a cycle of piano pieces composed in 1841, were the music for a...

Monday Link Round Up: August 22, 2016

by sarah | Aug 22, 2016

News to start your week! The Fall 2016 edition of The Kapralova Society newsletter is now available to download!  Articles include a conversation with conductor Odaline de la Martinez and an analysis and comparison of the work of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn.  Get this...

Amy Beach at Bar Harbor Music Festival

by sarah | Jul 8, 2015

This year celebrates the 49th season of the Bar Harbor Music Festival.  The 2015 season, which runs from June 28 to July 26, includes a huge variety of music styles with something to inspire virtually any concertgoer.  Their innovative and inclusive programming of...

25 Years Ago — Pioneering Work by The Women’s Philharmonic!

by Liane Curtis | Feb 8, 2015

Works by Fanny Hensel and Libby Larsen Presented in 1990 Bringing a major historic work to light and presenting a recently-composed work — along with a well-known historical reference point in music — was all in a day’s work for The Women’s...

New Fanny Mendelssohn Recording

by sarah | Jan 31, 2013

The French string quartet Ebène just released a new CD pairing the work of Fanny Mendelssohn with her brother Felix. Visit NPR to catch up on a story done by All Things Considered about the ensemble and their new CD release. The NPR page also has the Allegro molto...