Talk:List of compositions by Fanny Mendelssohn

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on 22 May 2006. The result of the discussion was Keep.

I have taken this section complete as it stood from the article Fanny Mendelssohn. Whoever originally contributed it did not bother with capital letters, spelling or explanations. But rather than delete it I thought it better to remove it here until such time as I or anyone else could tidy it up or replace it.--Smerus 14:42, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge proposal

The page Works of Fanny Hensel duplicates much of what is on this page. Moreover:

  • It was settled after many discussions that this subject's principal reference name on wikipedia should be 'Fanny Mendelsssohn'
  • The standard Wikipedia format for pages such as this is 'List of compositions by....'

Therefore the two pages should be merged into this one. The result will still need tidying as the 'incoming' is as incoherently set out as the present one. Still, one garbled page is better than two.--Smerus 20:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)


your characterization of my contributions as "incoherent" or "garbled" is extremely offensive. as the original contributor of both of these lists, i hereby request that both pages ("list of compositions by fanny mendelssohn" and "works of fanny hensel" be deleted. Beth 21:15, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

I point out in my defence that the neither article (or indeed your communication above ) uses capital letters. Moreover, neither groups the works according to type - they are in fact just long lists. these factors make them very difficult for the reader to use - de facto incoherent. But they can be improved. For you to ask for both to be deleted is cutting off your nose to spite your face. I am against both articles being deleted, I wish to see them merged into one useful article; moreover, an article which is in accordance with Wikipedia conventions. Please don't be offended by a frank expression of opinion; there is nothing personal here. You will know the WP mantra, If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly [...] by others, do not submit it. Best regards--Smerus 22:07, 22 May 2006 (UTC)


I agree to the merge proposal - unless there are valid arguments that Fanny Hensel and Mendelssohn should be considered as two different persons.--Dr. Friendly 09:01, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources to consider:

  • Aloysia Assenbaum: Nach Süden, Ein Briefwechsel und 11 Lieder. Ein Hörbuch über die Familie Hensel. Berlin o.J.: O-Ton-Produktion. (Textfassung) ISBN 3-9810256-1-x
  • Elke Mascha Blankenburg: Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. In: Helma Mirus, Erika Wisselinck (Hg.): Mit Mut und Phantasie. Frauen suchen ihre verlorene Geschichte. Straßlach 1987: Sophia Verlag Erika Wisselinck. S. 92f.
  • Ute Büchter-Römer: Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. Reinbek bei Hamburg 2001: Rowohlt. ISBN 349950619X
  • Thea Derado: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - Aus dem Schatten des Bruders Romanbiographie 2005 - Kaufmann-Verlag, Lahr. ISBN 3-7806-5304-4 (240 Seiten)
  • Martina Helmig: Fanny Hensel, geb. Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Das Werk, München 1997: edition text + kritik
  • Sebastian Hensel. Hg. 2002 [1879]. Die Familie Mendelssohn. 1729 bis 1847. Nach Briefen und Tagebüchern. Frankfurt/M. Insel.
  • Karl August Horst (Hg.): Sebastian Hensel: Die Familie Mendelssohn. München 1959.
  • Hans-Günter Klein, Rudolf Elvers: Fanny Hensel. Tagebücher. Wiesbaden 2002: Breitkopf & Härtel.
  • Hans-Günter Klein (Hg.) O glückliche, reiche einzige Tage. Fanny und Wilhelm Hensels italienische Reise. Mit dem Faksimile der Bildseiten aus dem „Reise-Album 1839-1840“. Wiesbaden 2006: Reichert. ISBN 3-89500-482-0
  • Hans-Günter Klein (Hg.) Fanny Hensel. Briefe aus Paris. Nach den Quellen zum ersten Mal herausgegeben. Wiesbaden 2007: Reichert. ISBN 978-3-89500-480-3
  • Thomas Lackmann: Das Glück der Mendelssohns - Geschichte einer deutschen Familie. Berlin 2005: Aufbau-Verlag. ISBN 3-351-02600-5
  • Jutta Rebmann: Fanny Mendelssohn. Biographischer Roman. München 1997: dtv. ISBN 3-423-20081-2
  • Nancy B. Reich: The Power of Class: Fanny Hensel. In: Todd, R. Larry. Mendelssohn and his World. Princeton 1991: Princeton University Press.
  • Danielle Roster: Die großen Komponistinnen. Lebensberichte. Frankfurt am Main 1998: Insel. S. 181-200. ISBN 3458338160
  • Monika Schwarz-Danuser: Fanny Hensel. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hg.) Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik begründet von Friedrich Blume. Kassel 2004: Bärenreiter-Verlag. Personenteil 11, Les-Men. Sp. 1538-1540.
  • Sulamith Sparre: Eine Frau jenseits des Schweigens. Die Komponistin Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Lich 2006, Verlag Edition AV
  • Françoise Tillard: Die verkannte Schwester. Die späte Entdeckung der Komponistin Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy. München 1996: Knaur. ISBN 3426750953
  • Eva Weissweiler; Komponistinnen aus 500 Jahren - Eine Kultur- und Wirkungsgeschichte in Biographien und Werkbeispielen, Frankfurt am Main 1981, ISBN 3-596-23714-9
  • Eva Weissweiler (Hg.): Fanny Mendelssohn: Italienisches Tagebuch. Frankfurt am Main 1983.
  • Eva Weissweiler (Hg.): Fanny und Felix Mendelssohn: Briefwechsel. Berlin 1997.