Ernestine von Fricken
Christiane Ernestine Franziska von Fricken (born September 7, 1816 in Neuberg , Böhmen , † November 13, 1844 in Asch ) was an Austrian pianist and temporarily fiancé Robert Schumann .
Life
She was the illegitimate daughter of Countess Caroline Ernestine Louise von Zedtwitz and a craftsman named Lindauer. Her mother's sister, Charlotte Christiane Friederike von Zedtwitz, and her husband, the landowner and Imperial and Royal Captain Ferdinand Ignaz Freiherr von Fricken (1787–1850) were childless themselves and took Ernestine with them. She was officially adopted on December 18, 1834, when Fricken wanted to arrange the family situation on the occasion of Ernestine's engagement.
Ernestine von Fricken is best known today for her engagement in 1834 with Robert Schumann , whom she met at Friedrich Wieck's . Schumann dedicated his Allegro op. 8 for piano to her. In addition, his Carnaval op. 9 is a lasting memory of Ernestine von Fricken. He symbolizes her hometown Asch by the pattern, A - It (S) - C - H . The engagement was broken off in the summer of 1835.
In 1836 she lived at Buldern Castle near Dülmen (Westphalia) with the family friends of Baron von Romberg . From August 4 to 6, 1837, she stayed in Leipzig again, where she met Robert Schumann for the last time, as well as Clara Wieck.
On November 5, 1838, she married Count Wilhelm von Zedtwitz-Schönbach, but became a widow after eight months of marriage.
In 1841 Schumann dedicated his Drei Gesänge op. 31 to her based on texts by Adelbert von Chamisso .
She died of typhus in 1844 at the age of 28 .
literature
- Gustav Schilling , Encyclopedia of the Entire Musical Sciences, or Universal Lexicon of Tonkunst , Volume 3, Stuttgart 1836, p. 57 ( digitized version )
- Adolph Kohut , Friedrich Wieck. A life and artist picture, Dresden and Leipzig 1888, pp. 93–105
- Rudolph von Procházka , Ernestine von Fricken, Schumann's first bride , in: Neue Musikzeitung , vol. 15 (1894), no. 22, p. 267f. ( Digitized version ). - Reprinted in: Rudolph von Procházka, Arpeggios. Music from old and new days , Dresden 1897, p. 107f.
- Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski , Robert Schumann's heart experiences. An important contribution to the Schumann biography , in: Deutsche Revue , Jg. 22/1, 1897, pp. 40–52 and pp. 226–239 (with a letter from Ignaz von Fricken to his adopted daughter Ernestine on August 23, 1834)
- Victor Joss , Robert Schumann's relationship to Ernestine von Fricken , in: Neue Zeitschrift für Musik , vol. 68, no. 23 of June 5, 1901, p. 312f. ( Digitized version )
- Karl Alberti , Contributions to the history of the city of Asch and the Ascher district , Volume 4, Asch 1940, pp. 133–140
- Paul Schwake, Robert Schumann's "bride" Ernestine von Fricken. Relationships via Gottfried August Ferie zu Ennigerloh , in: An Ems and Lippe. Home calendar for the Warendorf district , vol. 3 (1989), pp. 45–47
- Albin Buchholz , a virtuoso of the first order on the piano. Ernestine von Fricken - a personality who has rendered outstanding services to the musical life of the Vogtland , in: Vogtländische Heimatblätter . Journal for Nature, Culture and Local History , Vol. 2 (1997), pp. 26–30
- Volker Müller, Robert Schumann and Bad Elster , in: Almanach für Musik I (2011) , ed. by Christoph Dohr , Cologne: Dohr, 2011, pp. 177–192, ISBN 978-3-936655-79-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Schumann, Diaries , Volume 2, ed. by Gerd Nauhaus , Leipzig 1987, p. 34
- ↑ Clara Schumann, youth diaries 1827–1840 , ed. by Gerd Nauhaus and Nancy B. Reich , Hildesheim 2019, p. 256
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fricken, Ernestine von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuberg , Bohemia near Asch |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1844 |
| Place of death | Ash |