'Neither an angry rebel, nor a tragic victim': Excavating the legacy of Fanny Mendelssohn

Florence Lockheart
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

In Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn, a new documentary film released this week, director Sheila Hayman tells the story of her great-great-great-grandmother Fanny Mendelssohn through the pioneering discovery of her lost Easter Sonata. Florence Lockheart goes behind the scenes with Hayman and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason to find out how the film brings Fanny's long-silenced creative voice out of the shadows

‘It’s a very brave piece, it shows Fanny to be a dynamic and daring composer, a very expressive woman and person.' Isata Kanneh-Mason performs Fanny Mendelssohn's 'barnstorming' Easter Sonata in this new documentary film.
‘It’s a very brave piece, it shows Fanny to be a dynamic and daring composer, a very expressive woman and person.' Isata Kanneh-Mason performs Fanny Mendelssohn's 'barnstorming' Easter Sonata in this new documentary film.

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