Books

1. Todd, RL. Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn. Oxford University Press, October, 2011. 1-454 pp. (with supplementary web page at www.oup.com/us/fannyhensel) [doi]
   (last updated on 2025/06/14)

   Author's Comments:
   Reviews in Chamber Music (March/April), Metropolitan Opera Guild Opera News (November), and Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music (December)

   Abstract:
   Granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny Hensel (1805-47) was an extraordinary musician who left well over four hundred compositions, most of which fell into oblivion until their rediscovery late in the 20th century. This book offers a compelling, authoritative account of Hensel's life and music, and her struggle to emerge as a publicly recognized composer.