Wilhelmine Clauss-Szarvady
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Wilhelmine Clauss-Szarvady ( née Clauss ) (born December 12, 1832 in Prague , † September 2, 1907 in Paris ) was a Bohemian-French pianist .
Life
She studied piano with Josef Proksch in Prague . In 1849 she made her debut in Prague . In 1855 she married the Hungarian journalist and diplomat Frigyes Szarvady (1822–1882) ( Germanized Friedrich Szarvady ) and has lived with him in Paris ever since. From there she traveled all over Europe as a sought-after concert pianist, so she gave annual concerts in England from 1852 to 1886. She was considered a specialist in Scarlatti, Bach and Beethoven, and was praised as a pianist by the contemporary composers Berlioz , Liszt and Schumann . In 1870, Joachim Raff dedicated his Piano Trio No. 3 Op. 155.
Works
Concert (F minor) for piano with the obligatory accompaniment of 2 violins, viola and cello, composed by K. Phil. Em. Bach . Adapted from a previously unprinted manuscript for piano alone. and ed. by Wilhelmine Szarvady geb. Clauss. Leipzig: Senff, undated
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Clauss, Wilhelmine . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University printing house L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 383 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Clauss-Szarvady, Wilhelmine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clauss Szarvady, Wilhelmine; Szarvady, Wilhelmine; Clauß-Szárvády, Wilhelmine; Clausz-Szarvady, Wilhelmine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | bohemian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1907 |
| Place of death | Paris |