Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)

Nationality: German

Born: November 14, 1805, Hamburg Died: May 14, 1847, Berlin (age 41)

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Fantasia in g minor

(for cello and piano)

Duration: 6 minutes (approximately)

Composed: c. 1830 (age 24-25)

2 recordings, 2 videos

6:11

Penelope Lynex, Alexander Wells

6:17

Nancy Green, R. Larry Todd

brother

Nationality: German

Born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg Died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig (age 38)

chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.