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Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-47) and Clara Schumann (1819-96)
1/5. Childhood. Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel , sister of Felix Mendelssohn , and Robert Schumann 's wife, Clara, were highly respected musicians and composers in their own right. Donald Macleod compares Fanny and Clara's early training. Mendelssohn-Hensel Italien
Susan Gritton (soprano), Eugene Asti (piano)
Verlust; Die Nonne; Sehnsucht Barbara Bonney (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Piano Sonata in G minor Liana Serbescu (piano) C Schumann Polonaise in E flat, Op 1 No 1
Variations de Concert sur la Cavatine du Pirate de Bellini, Op 8 Josef de Beenhouwer (piano)
Producer Johannah Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Clara Schumann
Unknown:
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
Unknown:
Felix Mendelssohn
Unknown:
Robert Schumann
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Soprano:
Susan Gritton
Soprano:
Eugene Asti
Soprano:
Sehnsucht Barbara Bonney
Soprano:
Geoffrey Parsons
Piano:
Liana Serbescu
Unknown:
Schumann Polonaise
Source: Radio Times

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