Sabine Kemna

The French composer Mel Bonis showed a strong interest in the musical education of children, especially her numerous grandchildren. Between 1912 and 1936, she published six collections of 74 piano pieces, which have now been republished by Christine Géliot at Furore Verlag.

Mel Bonis’ pedagogical intelligence and her love for children are palpable in these meaningful, effective and delightful learning materials. The “Album pour les tout-petits” (Album for the very little ones) is supplemented by the collections Kinderszenen, 17 Klavierstücke, Miocheries (For little pianists) and 9 easy pieces as well as an anthology with 6 four-hand pieces (including two very easy ones).

Vol. 1: Children’s scenes
Eight short pieces describing scenes from everyday life. The musical text is sometimes accompanied by short, child-friendly explanatory sentences. The pieces are intended for beginners who are already beyond the basics after two to three years of lessons.
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Vol. 2: album for the very little ones
20 small pieces written in large notes and with appealing titles. They motivate and ensure rapid progress. They accompany the development of pupils in the first two years, with each piece focusing on a new learning experience. The collection is the biggest seller in Mel Bonis’ lifetime.
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“Alle Menschen werden Schwestern” (All humans become sisters) is a masterpiece by Ukrainian composer Marina Baranova. At the request of the sisters Anouchka and Katharina Hack, she was inspired by Beethoven and Schiller and developed this work with profound emotional expressiveness on the basis of the “Ode to Joy”, which is completed by a cello cadenza to form an independent work.

The starting point was Beethoven‘s “Ode to Joy”. Although the famous melody remains recognizable, the theme sounds in a minor key and unfolds a profound emotional expressiveness, which is completed by a cello cadenza to form an independent work.
The CD entitled “Alle Menschen werden Schwestern” was released in 2024 on the Berlin Classics label (11929879), recorded by Anouchka and Katharina Hack.

Born to a married couple of pianists in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Marina Baranova became acquainted with the piano at an early age. Even before she began her actual training at the age of five, Marina Baranova showed an astonishing talent for improvisation, and her first attempts at composing also date from this time. Thorough instruction in the ideals of the “Russian School” laid the foundation for her outstanding pianism, which she perfected during her studies with Vladimir Krainev at the …

Topics of our March newsletter:
New editions, concerts for International Women’s Day, a stumbling block for Ruth Schonthal, Vivienne Olive’s 75th birthday and a regulars’ table at Dussmann

for example:

Neues Wilhelmshavener Sinfonieorchester plays Mel Bonis: Trois Danses

Cantorey Salzburg und Capella Salisburgensis: Jubilee concert: Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel von Fanny Hensel

Unheard: Focus on female composers: Das Benefizorchester e.V. spielt Fanny Hensels Ouvertüre in C, Agathe Backer Grøndahl Scherzo für Orchester, Mél Bonis Suite en forme de valses & Emilie Mayer Sinfonie in c-moll

Das BBC Philharmonic Orchestra plays Emilie Mayers Symphony Nr.7 in f-minor

Topics of our February newsletter: New at Furore: Israeli composer Larissa Kofman! The voice has been named Instrument of the Year – we present exciting editions related to it. In 2025, we will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the death of the French composer, pianist, and musicologist Louise Farrenc. Look here

Larissa Kofman was born in 1974 in Kazan/USSR. She lives and works in Israel as a composer and educator. Her compositions are characterized by the combination of classical tonality and atonal elements, modern harmony, as well as theatricality and vivid imagery.

The works of Larissa Kofman have been performed by the Camerata-Kassel Orchestra and the Kassel Youth Symphony Orchestra. On commission from the State Theatre Kassel, she wrote the prologue to Hans Krása’s children’s opera Brundibar for the 17th Theater-Youth-Orchestra Project.

Her work Pray for Ukraine was written in 2022: “What is happening around us is monstrous and inhuman,” writes the composer. “When the war began, I felt numb, I was speechless. Only the sounds remained. I put them together to express my pain and sorrow and to call on everyone: Pray for Ukraine, for its children, for its freedom.”

It will be performed on May 18 in Kassel at the Evangelical Church Rothenditmold by the Camerata-Kassel Orchestra.

220th birthday of Fanny Hensel, née Mendelssohn Bartholdy 2025

In 2025 we celebrate the 220th birthday of Fanny Hensel, née Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Her music is celebrated worldwide and we have dedicated a website to her. Look forward to many wonderful concerts and events and play her music to celebrate this great composer. You can browse through the works at Furore here…

Discover inspiring sheet music, captivating books, and compelling CDs that honor the creative legacy of women in music. Whether as a gift for your loved ones or for yourself, let the diversity and depth of these works inspire you! Enjoy browsing our webshop and happy gifting!

And here are 10 tips featuring our bestsellers:

1. for piano: pian e forte
2. For all singers: Aria. Arias from opera and oratorio
3. For all flutists: Anna Bon di Venezia: Sonatas for Flute
4. For all violinists: Sonatas by the court composer of Louis XIV
5. For all organists: for Mascha
6. CDs from Furore Verlag: Fanny Hensel, The Year – 12 Character Pieces
7. For duets: Fanny Hensel
8. For piano trios: Mel Bonis Soir et Matin
9. For string trios: Ethel Smyth: String Trio Op. 6
10. The special gift

The 119th birthday of Fanny Hensel will be celebrated on 14.11.2024!
Born on November 14, 1805 in Hamburg, Fanny Hensel grew up as the granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and eldest child of the banker Abraham Mendelssohn and his wife Lea in a well-to-do and educated Berlin family. At the age of 12, she was already playing the 24 preludes from the first part of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier by heart for her father.
1831 was an important year in her career as a composer:
She composes three cantatas Lobgesang, Hiob and the Cantata nach Aufhören der Cholera in Berlin (oratorio based on images from the Bible). Until her death, she continued to direct the so-called “Sonntagsmusiken” as an important cultural institution in Berlin’s musical life. Among the guests are Liszt and the Schumann couple, along with many other famous musicians. Fanny founds and conducts a choir as part of the “Sonntagsmusiken” and works as a composer, conductor, pianist and organizer.