Fanny review " a fun-packed outing for the other Mendelssohn
Watermill, NewburyCalum Finlay's fast-moving comedy about the composer and her struggles to be recognised is pitch-perfectly performed Felix is working out an idea at the piano. What does his sister Fanny think? It needs more contrast, more dissonance, she tells him and, settling herself at the keyboard, demonstrates her meaning. The melody she plays is familiar. We now know it as the wedding march, part of Felix Men…