Dorothea von Ertmann

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Dorothea von Ertmann , b. Graumann (born May 3, 1781 in Frankfurt am Main ; † March 16, 1849 in Vienna ) was a German pianist and the first to make a lasting contribution to Beethoven's work.

Life

Dorothea von Ertmann was the daughter of a Frankfurt silversmith, but grew up mostly in nearby Offenbach . Her father was a citizen of Frankfurt, but was not allowed to operate his factory within the city walls due to the restrictive regulations of the local guilds, so he moved to Offenbach. In 1798 Dorothea married the Austrian officer Stephan von Ertmann, with whom she went to Vienna around 1803 and supposedly became Beethoven's student. The earliest evidence of the relationship is a greeting card that the composer wrote to her around January 1, 1804: "To Baroness Ertmann on the new year 1804 from her friend and admirer Beethoven."

Dorothea von Ertmann never appeared in public, but could often be heard in the salons of the Viennese nobility and the educated middle class. There she gained the reputation of being an outstanding Beethoven interpreter. Beethoven's pupil Carl Czerny wrote in his “Anecdotes and Notes about Beethoven”: “Among the women of that time was |: from 1800 to 1820: | the Baroness Ertmann the most excellent player in Beethoven's works. She and her painting bar. Colonel Ertmann were among his most intimate friends, and she was probably his pupil whom she played |: with great physical strength: | his works entirely in his spirit. "

Numerous important musicians raved about their nuanced, very virtuoso playing, which was also characterized by an unusually powerful touch. Mention should be made of Johann Friedrich Reichardt , Muzio Clementi , Anton Schindler , Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Ignaz Moscheles .

Dorothea von Ertmann became known in particular as the recipient of Beethoven's A major Sonata op.101 . The composer sent her a copy of the original edition on February 23, 1817 and commented: “Now you will receive what was often intended for you, and which may give them proof of my attachment to their artistic talent as well as to their person ”.

She last lived in Strauchgasse No. 243 (today Strauchgasse 1), where she died on March 16, 1849 “from the deposition of the disease on the brain”.

Her niece was the singer Mathilde Marchesi .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ludwig van Beethoven, Correspondence. Complete edition . Volume 1. Ed. By Sieghard Brandenburg . Munich 1996, p. 204. As the original ticket 194.8.210.170 shows, “Beethowen” is a mistranscription.
  2. ↑ Klaus Martin Kopitz , Rainer Cadenbach (Ed.) U. a .: Beethoven from the point of view of his contemporaries in diaries, letters, poems and memories. Volume 1: Adamberger - Kuffner. Edited by the Beethoven Research Center at the Berlin University of the Arts. Henle, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-87328-120-2 , p. 219.
  3. ^ Ludwig van Beethoven, Correspondence. Complete edition . Volume 4. Edited by Sieghard Brandenburg. Munich 1996, p. 36 f.
  4. ↑ Wiener Zeitung , No. 69, March 22, 1849, p. 832 ( anno.onb.ac.at )
personal data
SURNAME Ertmann, Dorothea von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pianist
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1849
Place of death Vienna