In 1829, Fanny Hensel composed a piano sonata she never finished. Five years later, she reworked it into her String Quartet in E-flat major. Hear both works in one afternoon, with new research revealing the allusions and meaning behind this remarkable transformation.
Hensel's little brother Felix Mendelssohn said her string quartet was "too much"... come judge for yourself!
The program will also include arrangements of Hensel's keyboard fugues and lieder for string quartet.
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Program Items
Fanny Hensel
String Quartet in E-flat Major
Fanny Hensel
Piano Sonata in E-flat Major (unfinished)
Fanny Hensel, arr. Henselpushers
Fugata (H193)
Fanny Hensel, arr. Henselpushers
Fuga (H273)
Fanny Hensel, arr. Lewis Patzner
Die frühen Gräber (op.9 no.4)
Fanny Hensel, arr. Lewis Patzner
Andante con espressione (op.8 no.2)
Performers
The Town Quartet
string quartet
Monica Chew
pianist
Henselpushers
lecturer