The Missing Mendelssohn, And What The Story Of Fanny Tells Us About Women Composers

Fanny Mendelssohn died at the age of 41, having written 500 pieces. That’s … a lot. And more keep being discovered: “In only March of this year, it was discovered that her Easter Sonata, once credited to her brother, was actually hers, and it was played live under her name for the very first time this year.”