Louise Héritte-Viardot
Louise Pauline Marie Héritte-Viardot (born December 14, 1841 in Paris , † January 17, 1918 in Heidelberg ) was a French composer, pianist, singer and vocal teacher.
Life
Héritte-Viardot came from a family of musicians: Her mother was the famous singer Pauline Viardot-Garcia , a daughter of the Spanish tenor Manuel del Pópulo Vicente García , her aunt the legendary Maria Malibran . She was trained to be a singer by her mother, but her career has been marred by health problems. Through the mediation of Clara Schumann , she found a job as a singing teacher at the Hoch Conservatory .
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In addition to chamber music pieces, Héritte-Viardot also composed orchestral works and symphonies, but many of her compositions have been lost. These include a trio in C minor that premiered in Paris in 1877, as well as a sonata for cello and piano from 1909. In 1879, her comic opera Lindoro was premiered in Weimar. Her three piano quartets (Quartet in D minor, Quartet in A major In Summer and D major Spanish Quartet ) were recorded on CD in 2008.
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| SURNAME | Héritte-Viardot, Louise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Héritte-Viardot, Louise Pauline Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer, pianist, singer and vocal teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1918 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |