- Notturno (“Nocturne”) in g minor, H 337 was written in 1838, though it would not be published during the composer’s lifetime.
- This short piece for piano exemplifies the kind of music Mendelssohn-Hensel often featured at her famous salon series.
- Like many Romantic composers of piano works, Mendelssohn-Hensel’s “nocturne” was influenced by the originator of the genre, John Field.1
Sources
- Caroline Waight, “Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805–1847): Piano Music,” in accompanying booklet, Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Sonatas performed by Heather Schmidt, Naxos 8.570825, 2010, compact disc.
Cut IDs
14061