{"product_id":"2398717","title":"Helen Cawthorne - A Womans Hand Vol. 2 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been an upsurge of interest over recent years in Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's life and work, prompted both by her bicentenary in 2005 and a more general impulse to re-examine undervalued and neglected female composers.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title of the CD is a reference to the back-handed compliment of a contemporary critic who opined that her compositions 'did not betray a woman's hand' but displayed, rather, 'a masculine seriousness'. However, her case is not a simple matter of gender prejudice. The limitations placed on Fanny's musical life were as much, if not more, due to her elevated social position. As the daughter of a prominent and wealthy banking family, whose grand Berlin home was a prestigious cultural and intellectual centre, it was considered unthinkable that she should pursue a professional musical life of any kind, either as a pianist or as a composer. At the same time, it was that very background of intellectual vigour and sophisticated cultural influence that shaped an exceptional musical talent. Fanny's closeness to her brother Felix and the demanding academic and musical training that they shared from a young age has been well documented, as has the acknowledgement that Fanny was an exceptionally accomplished pianist, equal or even superior to her brother. Hers is a distinctive voice (inescapably, a singing voice), working in a limited compass, perhaps, but embracing huge variety, from passion and tumult to utter serenity. (Notes courtesy of John France, MusicWebInternational)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The second volume in this series of selected piano works by the early Romantic composer Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel draws on music from across the whole span of her adult life, from the exquisite Klavierstuck in E minor H-U 29, written when Fanny was just sixteen years old, to the dramatic Lied H-U 456, written just months before her early death in 1847. Eighteen short pieces make up this second volume. Lyricism is very much to the foreground, interspersed with moments of passion and exuberance, in a collection that complements the wide range of character and energy encountered in A Woman's Hand volume 1.' \u003ci\u003eHelen Cawthorne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/helencawthorne.com\/\"\u003eHelen Cawthorne\u003c\/a\u003estudied with the German pianist Annekate Friedlander before entering the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded major prizes as a solo pianist, accompanist and chamber musician. Her subsequent career has reflected this diversity, and a special interest in working with singers and string players in the Romantic repertoire has been complemented by premieres of over thirty newly commissioned works. Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room debuts came early in her career, and she has returned many times to the Southbank Centre, most recently with the eight-hand piano ensemble Piano40, in their tenth appearance at the venue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllegro molto vivace e leggiero in B major, H-U 414\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLied. Andante espressivo; piu Allegro in Eb major, H-U 456\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndante con moto in E Major, H-U 452\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotturno. Andantino in G Minor, H-U 337\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllegro molto vivace in Ab major, H-U 369\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlavierstuock. Largo con espressione in E minor, H-U 322\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlavierstuock in F minor, H-U 145\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastorella in A major, H-U 425\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlavierstuock. Allegro molto in A minor, H-U 376\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlavierstuock in E minor, H-U 29\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVilla Mills. Allegretto grazioso in E major, Op. 2 No. 3, H-U 357\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllegro molto vivace in A major, Op. 2 No. 4,H-U 394\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotturno napolitano in B minor,deest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGondelfahrt Serenata in G minor, H-U 345\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbschied von Rom. Ponte Molle. Andante con espressione in A minor, H-U 352\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndante cantabile in Db major, H-U 417\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlavierstuock. Allegro con spirito in F major, H-U 303\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndante con espressione in Bb major, H-U 314\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420530823553,"sku":"2398717","price":12.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/7141148050878.jpg?v=1750593569","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2398717","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}