H214

Klavierbuch in e minor

Fanny Hensel wrote this 6-movement solo piano suite in 1827.

In 1827-1828, while Felix was beginning work on his revival of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Fanny experienced a Neobaroque compositional phase. The most substantial piece of this period was this Klavierbuch, a six-movement keyboard suite in e minor (a seventh movement was left uncompleted). In this work she employs a variety of quintessentially Baroque compositional techniques, demonstrating proficiency in a style of counterpoint that is starkly different from her lyrical romantic pieces.

I. Praeludio
II. Fuga
III. Allegro di molto
IV. Largo
V. Praeludio
VI. Toccata

Read more about Hensel’s Neobaroque period here.

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HenselPushers edition notes:

• This work appears in MA Ms. 22/A,4. A copy of the first movement only appears here: F. 1 N.

• Dec 9, 2022: Version 1.7 uploaded. Minor formatting changes only.

• Oct 17, 2023: Version 2.0 uploaded, based mostly on edits suggested by The Independent Pianist, who featured a series about this work on their Youtube channel. In movement 3: measure 19, G3 was deleted from beat 2 in the left hand; measure 21, right hand beat 4 changed to C5 instead of A#4. In movement 6: measures 68-69, all Fs are natural.