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"Françoise Tillard’s book succeeds far beyond simply reinstating an unjustly neglected musician. . . . By its passionate, often moving evocation of the intimate life of this upper class family . . . for whom writing music was as much a part of life as children, marriages, illnesses, funerals, voyages, and concerts . . . she shows the essential connection between art and life."
— Gérard Condé, Le Monde
"This excellent book has literally changed my life. I mean my life as a composer and, more precisely in this case, as a woman composer. Now at last I understand why there are still so few of us worth mentioning around the world.
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— Betsy Jolas, composer
"Page by page my desire to learn more about Fanny, her life, and the time she lived in grew. I couldn’t stop reading ’til the very last page! I’m sure that all other readers will share the same feeling."
— Christa Ludwig
"With this translation, Françoise Tillard has produced the first major biography in English of this important nineteenth-century figure. Notable for its attention to cultural context, the volume is invaluable for all future work on [Fanny Mendelssohn], the Mendelssohn circles, and contemporary female musicians."
— Martha J. Citron, author, Gender and the Musical C
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