Sophia Weidemann - Fanny Mendelssohn:Das Jahr - Import CD

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Sophia Weidemann

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Fanny Hensel: One Year: Music Meets Literature Pianist Sofia Weidemann and actress Tinka Kleffner represent Fanny Hensel's (Fanny Mendelssohn) encounter with music and literature. The 12 character pieces for piano, "One Year," written during and after a year-long trip to Italy, considered one of the most fulfilling periods in Fanny's life, are combined with letters and travelogues (diaries) written by Fanny to her brother Felix, Felix's wife Cecile, sister Rebecca, father Abraham and others. This unique project offers an intimate glimpse into the life and work of Fanny Hensel, one of the most important female composers and Enlightenment thinkers of the 19th century, through her interpretations. (Tokyo M-Plus) Contents Fanny Hensel: Hochgeehrter Herr und Freund! Hochgeehrter Herr und Freund! January/February Felix (from a letter to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholti [May 27, 1829]/) March/ Italienische Reise (from a letter to Felix and Cecile Mendelssohn-Bartholdy [September 23, 1829] & travelogue [January 1, 1840]/ April/May/ Vater (from Letter of Abraham Mendelssohn to Fanny Hensel [November 14, 1828] & Letter of Fanny Hensel to Carl Klingemann [July 16, 1820 & March 22, 1829])/ June/July/ Liebste Schwester (from Rebecca Dirichlet, Cecile Mendelssohn-Bartholdy & letter to Mendelssohn Family [December 16, 1839 & October 23, 1839,From [November 28, 1839])/ August/ Venedig (from "Letter to the Mendelssohn Family [October 13, 1839]"/ September/ Hensel (from letters to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy [July 6, 1829, July 29, 1829, August 25, 1829])/ Oct/Nov/. Abschied aus Rom (travelogue & letter to Rebecca Dirichlet [April 5, 1840])/ December/ Postlude June (original version) Performers Sofia Weidemann (Piano), Tinka Krefner (recitation) Recorded in Germany, September 2023