HENSEL: LIEDER
In January 2023, 6 artists headed to Leipzig to record HENSEL: LIEDER at the Mendelssohn-Haus. This album, released in June 2023 by First Hand Records takes the listener on a chronological journey through Fanny Hensel’s life in song featuring only those pieces that did not receive public recognition during her time. The recording also includes 17 premiere recordings, the highlights being the Christoph Heinrich Hölty settings from 1827-8. The singers were Tim Parker-Langston, Stephanie Wake-Edwards and Jennifer Parker. The pianists were Genevieve Ellis, Jâms Coleman and Ewan Gilford. The beautiful album artwork was commission by Kirsty Matheson, who painted this picture in response to Fanny Hensel’s ‘Sehnsucht [H-U 192]’ & ‘Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen’.
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
Below you can access a curated playlist of all of the songs by Fanny Hensel that are presently available as recordings. Look at the #HENSEL page to find out about what we are up to to make the 89 unrecorded songs available to listeners.