Unsung Composers

The Music => Composers & Music => Topic started by: Hector on Friday 13 November 2020, 15:37

Title: Larry Todd and t'other Mendelssohn
Post by: Hector on Friday 13 November 2020, 15:37
Have folk seen this website? I did a search to check and couldn't find it on here. It contains news of an interesting Larry Todd book on Fanny Mendelssohn and some recordings of her music.

https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195180800/audio/
Title: Re: Larry Todd and t'other Mendelssohn
Post by: eschiss1 on Friday 13 November 2020, 16:50
By the other Mendelssohn I thought you might mean Arnold, or Ludwig, or ...
Title: Re: Larry Todd and t'other Mendelssohn
Post by: Hector on Friday 13 November 2020, 20:17
It is true that Larry Todd is not short of Mendelssohns to write about.
Title: Re: Larry Todd and t'other Mendelssohn
Post by: eschiss1 on Friday 13 November 2020, 20:27
True. And besides her considerable talent, a book about Fanny Mendelssohn offers opportunities for context. If I understand correctly, one of her grandchildren was Kurt Hensel, a name that will only mean something to mathematicians and ex-mathematicians (and would-be mathematicians) (like me) - he discovered/invented/whatever what are called "p-adic numbers" (p prime), among other things; not one of the very biggest names in mathematics but definitely a -name- (ie one that is known and whose discoveries/whatever are even more known- briefly, someone who, like quite a few people in his family tree, made a serious contribution to their fields (not just the musicians but I'm looking at you, Moses Mendelssohn :) )
Title: Re: Larry Todd and t'other Mendelssohn
Post by: Hector on Saturday 14 November 2020, 17:04
Hensel - a name I recall despite having no interest in mathematics but lived at University with a household full of mathematicians.

The recordings of Fanny's music on this Web page is rather good. Especially the quartet which I hadn't heard before. I may have to look for a recording to purchase.