Fanny Mendelssohn: Easter Sonata in A Major / World Premiere (Century’s recording: Eric Heidsieck)

[@classicalmusicreference]

Album available // Fanny Mendelssohn: Easter Sonata Eric Heidsieck 🎧 Qobuz cutt.ly/ZeUqckWs Tidal cutt.ly/geUqvlru 🎧 Apple Music cutt.ly/MeUqvHQC Deezer cutt.ly/4eUqbetO 🎧 Amazon Music cutt.ly/0eUqbJUh Spotify cutt.ly/5eUqnfDT 🎧 KZbin Music cutt.ly/LeUqnY0t SoundCloud cutt.ly/BeUqn2iu 🎧 Naspter, Pandora, Anghami, QQ音乐, LineMusic日本, Awa日本... Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) Easter Sonata / Sonate de Pâques (1828) *Active les sous-titres pour la présentation de l'oeuvre en français* (00:00-01;35) 00:00 Fanny M. - Easter Sonata in A Major I. Allegro Assai Moderato 06:14 Fanny M. - Easter Sonata in A Major II. Largo E Molto Espressivo 11:59 Fanny M. - Easter Sonata in A Major III. Scherzo 16:19 Fanny M. - Easter Sonata in A Major IV. Allegro Con Strepito Piano : Eric Heidsieck Recorded in 1972 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg ❤ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) www.patreon.com/cmrr // en.tipeee.com/cmrr The Easter Sonata was attributed to the composer Felix Mendelssohn, although musicologists suspected that the manuscript may have been written by his sister Fanny, herself a pianist and composer but whose vocation was thwarted by her family. The disappearance of the manuscript for many years made it impossible to substantiate this thesis. The manuscript was rediscovered by the bookseller Marc Loliée, who immediately gave it to the current owner. At the time, it seems that it was sold as if it was in the hand of Felix Mendelssohn. Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847), before her marriage to the painter Hensel, mentioned in several letters a sonata she had written, now identified with our manuscript. One hypothesis suggests that it might have been a farewell gift to her brother Felix. The manuscript, composed of 17 pages, is dated 1828, one year before its first mention in Fanny's diary under its title of Osternsonate. This four-movement piece in A major, played in 1972 by pianist Eric Heidsieck, is a world premiere. Eric Heidsieck: "It is every performer's dream to be the first to transmit a composer's work to the public (imagine the emotion of a Czerny suddenly facing the Appassionata). Now, all things considered, and by an incredible coincidence, I find myself, 144 years after its composition, the unexpected "dedicatee" of an authentic masterpiece by Fanny Mendelssohn. Indeed, it is not a work that has lost the public's esteem over the years, but an important manuscript recently found in the home of a descendant of the composer..." Felix Mendelssohn PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn2qaKCahN5nepo&pbjreload=101

[@Nai61a]

"The manuscript was rediscovered by the bookseller Marc Loliée, who immediately gave it to the current owner." - Who is the current owner? When was it handed over? Have scholars examined it in detail? I am sceptical, I have to say.

[@shirlthegirl631]

I am a descendant of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Thank you so much for sharing this! And for those who think her husband, Wilhelm Hensel, discouraged Fanny: this is simply not true. Not only was he supportive of composing music, but he also encouraged her to publish her work under her name “Fanny Hensel”…to have a separate identity from her bother Felix.

[@OlenaOlesandra]

Happy Birthday to the genius authoress! It must be amazing to have such an outstanding family, dear Shirl

[@hellolastname9556]

🥳

[@bailahie4235]

Really !? Fascinating. Where do you live now, still in Germany? I am crazy about the Mendelssohn works all my life. In fact I think my love of classical really started when I was about 11 years old when I discovered an old record of my mother with Felix' piano music. Shortly after I also discovered Fanny who also composes wonderfully.

[@shirlthegirl631]

@@bailahie4235: My father was from Germany. I am American. Thank you for asking, and a Happy New Year to you.

[@bailahie4235]

@@shirlthegirl631 Ah, nice to know. I am from the Netherlands, so that is very close to Germany, and have been there often. Wish you the best as well.

[@classicalmusicreference]

The Easter Sonata was attributed to the composer Felix Mendelssohn, although musicologists suspected that the manuscript may have been written by his sister Fanny, herself a pianist and composer but whose vocation was thwarted by her family. The disappearance of the manuscript for many years made it impossible to substantiate this thesis. The manuscript was rediscovered by the bookseller Marc Loliée, who immediately gave it to the current owner. At the time, it seems that it was sold as if it was in the hand of Felix Mendelssohn. Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847), before her marriage to the painter Hensel, mentioned in several letters a sonata she had written, now identified with our manuscript. One hypothesis suggests that it might have been a farewell gift to her brother Felix. The manuscript, composed of 17 pages, is dated 1828, one year before its first mention in Fanny's diary under its title of Osternsonate. This four-movement piece in A major, played in 1972 by pianist Eric Heidsieck, is a world premiere. Eric Heidsieck: "It is every performer's dream to be the first to transmit a composer's work to the public (imagine the emotion of a Czerny suddenly facing the Appassionata). Now, all things considered, and by an incredible coincidence, I find myself, 144 years after its composition, the unexpected "dedicatee" of an authentic masterpiece by Fanny Mendelssohn. Indeed, it is not a work that has lost the public's esteem over the years, but an important manuscript recently found in the home of a descendant of the composer..." 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/2M1Eop2

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

Nothing short of divine. Thank you for sharing.

[@paulwilson4738]

Outstanding in every way, Éric Heidsieck! Magnificent discovery and played astonishingly well. Suspected that this work was likely a gift to Felix, it expresses the great unity between those two siblings, which has blessed the world ever since that time.

[@LiveArtPresents]

Love all her work. It's engaging and endearing. Unlike many of the egoists of the time, merely desperate to IMPRESS, poor fish. Thank you for placing this lovely performance and recording for public access.

[@tonylamberti9623]

THIS THE FIRST TIME I EVER KNOW OF THIS SONATA I LOVE IT..I WILL TRY TO FIND A MUSIC COPY OF THIS AND TRY TO PLAY IT...WONDERFUL RECORDING OF ERIC HEIDSIECK JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER..

[@theswordoftruth-dn9yc]

I love how she put in the sounds of " thunder," in the finale of this piece depicting what was happening when Christ died on the cross and the curtain in the Temple was ripped from top to bottom, without human hands but was the supernatural finale of Christ's passion..depicting the end of the sacrificial system for He is the lamb of God, the only true and excepted sacrifice for all of us, the sins of the world, now had their True Redeemer! Thank you Fanny!

[@maryrosa6119]

This sonata is so beautiful, a master piece, thank you for sharing.

[@류순열-h6i]

아름다운 피아노 연주곡 잘 들었습니다~감사합니다~🎵🎹🌿🍀☘🌹🌹☘🍀🌿❤❤수고 많으셨습니다~☕

[@prestokrevlar]

In awe at the chops this woman had for both piano and composition, as well as the fact that I never heard of her work until my university music survey course.

[@davidrehak3539]

Fanny Mendelssohn:Húsvéti Szonáta 1.Allegro assai moderato 00:00 2.Largo e molto espressivo 06:14 3.Scherzo 11:59 4.Allegro con strepito 16:19 Eric Heidsieck-zongora

[@davidrehak3539]

Köszönöm az értékelést

[@rainerlanglotz3134]

In 1828 Felix was 19 years old and while being very intelligent and skilled he was lacking the emotional range and depth, which this exquisite sonata shows. (Much closer to Beethovens spirit than Felix) I believe that Fannys compositorial gift was far greater than her brothers, in spite of not being supported by her family or later her husband. By this sonata Fanny is finally shown to be the greatest female composer of the 19. century.

[@johannsebastienbach]

Dont think far greater. Felix is the biggest prodigy in musical history you cant be much greater than him just not pasible but fannys pretty good

[@krumpelschtiltzkeen]

The armchair music crusaders defending the honor of their subjectively elected absolute superlatives.

[@remidemetz5964]

I’m totally agree. Felix is closer to Mozart in his style (sometimes he’s very close to Beethoven’s style) Fanny, instead is closer to Beethoven’s music. Fanny didn’t use any part of concerto or any part of earlier sonata composer. Fanny here uses her own imagination, coupled with her feelings. Felix is more technical. But their influences are close.

[@pilouetmissiou]

@@johannsebastienbach yes Felix is great, sure but there are reasons for that, which have to do with the possibility he had, as man, to continue to develop himself by traveling, meeting others composers, listening to new compositions, studying them, speaking about and so on.....Fanny had to stay home and marry.....Do you understand the difference even with the same genius or talent ? Genius is not enough you need to develop it that mean develop yourself.....An artist needs personnel freedom ...

[@jsbrules]

Fanny’s husband was always very supportive of her composing! For example, the day after their wedding he set a sheet of manuscript paper on her piano and in fact throughout their marriage he found it difficult to paint without hearing her playing and composing in the house.

[@jonathanmartinovici3890]

Thank you for this recording! Another pianist on the channel "Independent Pianist" has been recording some of Fanny's music recently too. He commented that Fanny's music seems to anticipate future developments in Romanticism more than Felix's music does. I think it's entirely unnecessary to compare them in terms of superiority or inferiority. They were both tremendous and deserve to be remembered for their own contribution to music. But I think the comment is true, that Fanny's music seems to point forward more towards the style of the next generation such as Schumann.

[@森下誠-q4u]

ファニーメンデルスゾーンの偉大な才能に感謝します（日本から）。

[@girlonfoot]

Wow. What a delightful discovery on a Monday morning... thank you!

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und elegante Interpretation dieser romantischen und fein komponierten Klaviersonate im fließenden Tempo mit klarem doch anmutigem Anschlag und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Der zweite Satz klingt besonders schön und auch lyrisch. Das ist Eric Heidsieck!

[@BalbirSingh-gr2qk]

Beautiful great sonata. Thanks for sharing 🙏.

[@EnriquePoles]

Gracias Fanny❤

[@catherinejones9396]

Thank you Eric H for this pleasing performance of the delightful sonata. It has more harmonic depth in some areas than Felix's music, like her Oratorio from the books of the Bible, so I am prepared to accept it as his older sister's work. Where was feminism when she and Clara Schumann were composing? Chopin's author partner "George" was another who suffered because of her gender back then too.

[@LilyBlossom1337]

I often wonder about this. All the talent and art hidden away by societal hate and ignorance.

[@СветланаЗайкина-л4б]

Браво красивая музыка исполнение

[@andybungay582]

This is wonderful, she clearly was ad an excellent, unhurried empathic reading.

[@matthewparis1907]

She had a swaggering gift. The performance could do with more rubato. I'm grateful for any of it.

[@voraciousreader3341]

I think you meant “staggering.”

[@zvikrol5220]

More fanny mendelsshon in concert halls please......

[@gilletannick4763]

Merci de nous mettre du Fanny si peu connue

[@BonnieBeach]

Good job fanny

[@youtubeclassicalmusic8806]

Great music! Thank you for sharing

[@agustinailinn]

Precioso. 💗

[@mirianna9102]

Thank you!

[@dejanstevanic5408]

Thank you.

[@ГалинаСердолик]

Delight!!! BRAVO!!!

[@classicalmusicreference]

:)

[@J_Gamble]

Damb! This just killed me. Thanks for sharing.

[@pilouetmissiou]

It doesn't sound as Félix' s music....more profound, passionate and also something like sadness....Felix' s music that i love a lot is more full of life, brilliant, another atmosphere...

[@stephanjwilliams]

Where could I get a copy/pdf of the score?

[@PatriceFitzgerald]

This is not a premiere. Or even a premiere recording. The composition was debuted under the name of the correct composer in 2012 at Duke University. You can see a video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5LWdYaOidiepZI And it was originally recorded (and erroneously credited to Felix Mendelssohn) in 1972. Unless this is that 1972 recording cleaned up?? Excellent details on the uncovering of the truth here: www.angelamacechristian.com/easter-sonata

[@larchmontmark1]

(This IS the 1972 recording -- as mentioned in the description although it's not easy to see.)

[@PaulHummerman]

The slow movement presages her brother's "Variations Serieuses"

[@RechtsstaatBRD]

Why is it not in the other direction?

[@PaulHummerman]

@@RechtsstaatBRD according to Wikipedia Fanny composed this 10 years before Felix wrote the Variations.

[@RechtsstaatBRD]

@@PaulHummerman ok that is what i mean. she is not less good than her brother is ;-)

[@PaulHummerman]

@@RechtsstaatBRD - we shall never know what she could have achieved under more favorable conditions. This sonata shows she had great ability. We have come to realize that there were many accomplished female classical composers, despite the obstacles women faced. We will also probably never know whether the fact that none achieved greatness was due to these obstacles, or other, more biological, barriers. The former is perhaps the most parsimonious hypothesis.

[@ProfDrislane]

Felix Mendelssohn presages the "Variations Serieuses" himself in his Viola Sonata in C minor (1824). Check out the variations movement..

[@tigrijtigrij2401]

изящно

[@davidmoran5431]

wonderful, very 'unstatic', as some other renditions online are

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

Thanks for uploading this nice sonata. We all know that musical genius run in families, so it would not be strange that Fanny shared the talents of Felix. My own perception is that this sonata is too professional to be the unique production of Fanny, I would expect many more pieces to be identified as Fanny's, before abandoning my prejudice that this is Felix work.

[@Nai61a]

Jorge Urzua Urzua: I am also sceptical. I smell a rat. I think we need a good deal more information. That said, I would be very pleased to have it confirmed as a work by Fanny. I have written to Angela Mace Christian, on whose scholarship the attribution appears to depend, to ask her to provide more info. We shall see ...

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

​@@Nai61a I agree with your comment. Look forward to more information.

[@pilouetmissiou]

Félix was Yoo young when the sonata has been written...19 years old ... nothing to do with his music I think...

[@pilouetmissiou]

It is mentioned in her diary clearly : I played my easter sonata....

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

@@pilouetmissiou Two years after "youtoo", I am more open to accept that this nice piano sonata was the work of Fanny. Becoming older and (hopefully) wiser I see no reason not to accept this music as written by a young woman of 19. Congratulations..

[@prestoneagle2718]

Thank you google.

[@johannsebastienbach]

I still think its felix work. The harmony is very complex. I heard some of fanny work its not that mature

[@larchmontmark1]

Maybe check out (for example) her Piano Trio, Op. 11.

[@GreenTeaViewer]

All I have read is that a (female) researcher determined in 2010 that it was Fanny's work. That could well be the case. However, it could also be that the current social conditions are highly conducive to such a finding, should the evidence be inconclusive.

[@handledav]

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