{"id":43752,"date":"2024-05-30T19:15:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T17:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0ee9cd72-6813-4655-b6c8-4491ff1b5a91"},"modified":"2024-05-30T19:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T17:36:04","slug":"fanny-mendelssohn-an-unsung-romantic","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/fanny-mendelssohn-an-unsung-romantic\/","title":{"rendered":"Fanny Mendelssohn: an unsung Romantic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 17:15 PM<\/p>

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Read on to learn about the life and music of Fanny Mendelssohn – a great Romantic composer, as well as being Felix’s sister.<\/p>

Who was Fanny Mendelssohn?<\/h2>

Being \u2018somebody\u2019s sister\u2019 usually belittles the person. Even though Fanny Mendelssohn was four years older than Felix Mendelssohn<\/a><\/strong> (if she is mentioned in music history books at all), it is almost always as an appendage to him; and there is little appreciation of her ardent compositions and virtuoso piano playing. <\/p>