Hensel, Fanny

Fanny Hensel was born in Hamburg in 1805 and died in Berlin in 1847. Fanny Hensel was a German composer. Her musical legacy continues to influence performers, composers, scholars, and listeners, while the music continues to be frequently performed and recorded around the world. Her more than 450 compositions include a string quartet, a piano trio, a piano quartet, an orchestral overture, four cantatas, more than 125 pieces for solo piano, and over 250 lieder. Most of these remained unpublished during her lifetime. Through recordings and performances, this music continues to be introduced to new generations around the world. The independent, expressive, imaginative, influential, enduring musical legacy lives on.