Carl Klingemann (1798-1862) was secretary to the Hanoverian legation in Berlin, and from 1828 a diplomat at the Court of St James's. It was he, together with the pianist Ignaz Moscheles, who introduced Mendelssohn to London life in 1829, and he accompanied Mendelssohn on his famous tour ...
Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Zwei Leben für die Musik 来自:Munich Radio Orchestra The two eldest children of the music-loving banker Abraham Mendelssohn and his wife Lea were highly musical: Fanny, born in late 1805, and her brother Felix, who was three and a half years her junior. The luc...
Fanny Hensel (1805–1847), the sister of the famous composer and pianist Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847), received the same musical education as her brother, was also an excellent pianist and wrote music throughout her life. The social conventions of the time, which saw women ...
Trivia Due to prevailing attitudes towards women at the time, she released several of her early compositions under her father's name. Family Life Her grandfather is philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Associated With One of her many famous relatives is her brother, composer Felix Mendelssohn.Popularity...