Helene Liebmann

Hélène Liebmann née Riese (16 December 1795 – 2 December 1869^[1]) was a German pianist and composer. She was born in Berlin and studied music with Franz Lauska and Ferdinand Ries.^[2] A child prodigy, she made her debut before age 13 and published her Piano Sonata when she was 15. She married around 1814 and may have moved with her husband to Vienna and then London. She was present at a Clara Wieck (Schumann) concert in 1835.^[3][4]

Works

Liebmann composed songs, sonatas and piano works. Selected works include:

• Grand Quatuor, Op 13
• Grand Sonata, Op 11 (Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violoncelle)
• Kennst du das Land? Op 3, setting from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister
• Violin Sonata Op 9^[5]

References

1. Beerdigte auf dem Annenfriedhofe vom 28. November bis 4. Dezember 1869. In: Kirchliche Wochenzettel Dresden. Nr. 25/1869.
2. Reich, Nancy B. (2018-01-31), "Liebmann [née Riese], Helene", Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2020207, retrieved 2022-10-24
3. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
4. Spiegl, Fritz (1997). Lives, wives, and loves of the great composers.
5. "Women of Note". Retrieved 5 January 2011.

External links

• Free scores by Helene Liebmann at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)