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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Celebrating the birthday of Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hensel, born November 14

November 14, 2017 By Nora Miller Rubinoff 1 Comment

Fanny Hensel 1842
Fanny Hensel

Fanny Hensel (née Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) born November 14, 1805, was a German composer and pianist, and the sister of composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.

As a child, her parents kept her performances limited to periodic Sonntagsmusik salons that she and her brother Felix delivered at the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy home, to a selected group of family friends. Her brother Felix was permitted many more opportunities to travel and further educate himself while Fanny was instructed to focus on her future responsibilities as a wife and mother.

Fanny married Wilhelm Hensel in 1829 and in 1839/40, she and her husband traveled Italy for a year. Fanny was incredibly happy, as she finally received recognition for her work outside her family circle, and met many musicians who encouraged her and inspired her creativity. Upon returning home from Italy, she composed her most important piano work, the biographical cycle Das Jahr (1841).

Throughout her life, she was discouraged from publishing her work. Some of her pieces were actually published under her brother Felix’s name. Were she alive today, surely Fanny Hensel would have also chimed in on the #MeToo Movement. Women were not thought to have the intellect to write music and were told they should focus on being good wives and mothers to their children. She must have faced a constant uphill battle against those, including her own brother, who thought she should not publish her works.

From a 1987 New York Times article:

”I think discrimination against women composers still exists because the prestigious conducting positions are still held by men. I think it’s a problem, especially for older women composers.”

– Dr. Marilyn Thomas, professor of theory and composition at Carnegie Mellon University

Fanny Hensel died May 14, 1847. At the request of Fanny’s husband, Wilhelm Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy had arranged for publishing of some of Fanny’s additional works, which happened after Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s death (November 4, 1847). These works appeared in 1850.

In 1987, the Furore Verlag began publishing those of her works which had remained unprinted.

This month, both our founder & principal author, Bard Suverkrop, as well as our business manager, Nora Miller Rubinoff, share a few Fanny Hensel selections from our collection, along with recommended listening links.

Bard’s selections:

Warum sind denn die Rosen so blaß?
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/6555/category/662/
Listen to Diana Damrau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Shaw6QibE

Schwanenlied
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/6553/category/662/
Listen to Elisabeth Breuer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fao0-otebeU

Nora’s selections:

Ich kann wohl manchmal singen
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/6525/category/662/
Listen to Margarita Nosal-Strasser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbZGj3b64lY

Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/abendlich-schon-rauscht-der-wald-6588.html
Listen to the Hollywood Master Chorale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI3sd8CoCi4

Dämmrung senkte sich von oben
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/6516/category/662/
Listen to Tobias Berndt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEKVdvz8bDs

View our complete collection of Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hensel texts:

https://www.ipasource.com/composer/h/hensel-fanny-mendelssohn-1805-1847.html

Filed Under: Composers Tagged With: #MeToo, birthday, composers, Fanny Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Duets set by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

October 14, 2017 By Bard Suverkrop Leave a Comment

Although the primary role of IPA Source is to present aria and song texts for solo numbers, since many composers also set texts small ensembles, translations and IPA transcriptions can also be found to many great duets. Be sure to check out the duets by Felix Mendelssohn which are suitable for singers of all levels and voice types.

Born Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), he was widely known as Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, and organist during the early Romantic period.

Learn more about Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy via Wikipedia here.

Link to Mendelssohn’s Six Duets for Two Voices, opus 63:

https://www.ipasource.com/composer/m/mendelssohn-bartholdy-felix-1809-1847.html?search=op-063-duets#op-063-duets

Link to score on IMSLP:

http://imslp.org/wiki/6_Duets,_Op.63_(Mendelssohn,_Felix)

Listening links:

Eileen Farrell & Beverly Sills in Concert – Mendelssohn duets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MOdPSsINjU

From our collection:

1. Abschiedslied der Zugvögel – https://www.ipasource.com/abschiedslied-der-zugvogel.html
2. Gruß – https://www.ipasource.com/gruss.html
3. Herbstlied – https://www.ipasource.com/herbstlied-ach-wie-so-bald-verhallet-der-reigen.html

Interested in more posts about Felix Mendelssohn? Click here for more.

Filed Under: Composers Tagged With: composers, duet, Felix Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

14 texts as set by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, hand-curated by Fach

October 10, 2017 By Nora Miller Rubinoff Leave a Comment

Mendelssohn Bartholdy

From our collection of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy texts, here are 14 texts hand-curated by Fach, with listening links included.

Born Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), he was widely known as Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, and organist during the early Romantic period.

Mendelssohn is considered the greatest child prodigy after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His sister was Fanny Mendelssohn (later Fanny Hensel), who became a well-known pianist and composer.

Learn more about Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy via Wikipedia here.

14 texts as set by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Perfect for Soprano

Höre, Israel, höre des Herren Stimme
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/hore-israel-hore-des-herren-stimme.html
Listen to Jolanta Michalska-Taliaferro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-7Aiv_FIm8

Hear Ye, Israel
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/hear-ye-israel.html
Listen to Eleanor Steber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX-wwiTZrnw

Perfect for Contralto

Sei stille dem Herrn und warte auf ihn
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/sei-stille-dem-herrn-und-warte-auf-ihn.html
Listen to Ira Malaniuk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwQrrb9TXsU

O Rest in the Lord
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/o-rest-in-the-lord.html
Listen to Janet Baker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaOz0fm-dI4

Perfect for Baritone

Herr, Gott Abrahams 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/herr-gott-abrahams.html
Listen to Friedrich Schorr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyu87fGe0os

Ist nicht des Herrn Wort wie ein Feuer 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/ist-nicht-des-herrn-wort-wie-ein-feuer.html
Listen to George London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjUSDrqohk

Es ist genug 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/es-ist-genug.html
Listen to Andreas Bauer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTHeVSzu7AY

Ja, es sollen wohin Berge weichen 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/ja-es-sollen-wohin-berge-weichen.html
Listen to Thomas Berau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVB2nuuiBSQ

For the Mountains 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/for-the-mountains.html
Listen to Weston Hurt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwqVvF3klBg

Lord God of Abraham 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/lord-god-of-abraham.html
Listen to Paul Robeson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3NoOg6y9xA

It Is Enough 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/it-is-enough.html
Listen to Willard White: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNEPdidk-fo

Is Not His Word Like a Fire
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/is-not-his-word-like-a-fire.html
Listen to Bryn Terfel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHB0r45fbfI

Perfect for Tenor

Dann werden die Gerechten leuchten 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/dann-werden-die-gerechten-leuchten.html
Listen to Stephen Chaundy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwY-YudGRt4

So ihr mich von ganzem Herzen suchet 
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/so-ihr-mich-von-ganzen-herzen-suchet.html
Listen to Werner Gura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M5Pvhog9DQ

If With All Your Hearts
https://www.ipasource.com/if-with-all-your-hearts.html
Listen to Jerry Hadley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0PVVcWocos 

 

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Filed Under: Composers, Featured Tagged With: baritone, contralto, Fanny Hensel, German, Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, mezzo, soprano, tenor, voice, voice classification, voice type

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