When a child prodigy composer matured into a noblewoman, her legacy got complicated
Delphine von Schauroth (1813–1887) was spectacularly famous in the early 19th century.
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‘Music for you must only be an ornament’: how Fanny Mendelssohn’s voice was stifled, then saved
Sister of the celebrated Felix, Fanny’s own prodigious gifts were kept as quiet as possible and long remained unknown. A new film, by Fanny’s direct descendent, tells her story
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