Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf
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Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf, (born Ingeborg Lena Starck, 24 August 1840 in Saint Petersburg
, died 17 June 1913 in München) was a Swedish-German composer.
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf was the daughter of Margareta Åkerman and Otto Starck. At the time of her birth, her parents were living in Russia, where here father was involved in trade. Ingeborg Starck studied piano with Nicolas von Martinoff and Adolf Henselt and composition with Constantin Decker. She completed her studies in Weimar
with Franz Liszt
. In Weimar she met and subsequently married Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff
, another member of Liszt's circle, in 1861.
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf toured Europe as a concert pianist until 1867, when her husband took up an appointment as general manager of the royal theatre theatre in Hanover
. She remained active, however, as a composer. Much of her output consists of songs. Her most popular pieces were the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Marsch (1871), the Singspiel
Jery und Bätely (1873) and the opera
Hiarne (1891).
Saint Petersburg
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, died 17 June 1913 in München) was a Swedish-German composer.
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf was the daughter of Margareta Åkerman and Otto Starck. At the time of her birth, her parents were living in Russia, where here father was involved in trade. Ingeborg Starck studied piano with Nicolas von Martinoff and Adolf Henselt and composition with Constantin Decker. She completed her studies in Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
with Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
. In Weimar she met and subsequently married Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff was a classical musician and composer who studied under Franz Liszt....
, another member of Liszt's circle, in 1861.
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf toured Europe as a concert pianist until 1867, when her husband took up an appointment as general manager of the royal theatre theatre in Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
. She remained active, however, as a composer. Much of her output consists of songs. Her most popular pieces were the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Marsch (1871), the Singspiel
Singspiel
A Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
Jery und Bätely (1873) and the opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
Hiarne (1891).
Operas
- Die Göttis von Sais (1867)
- König Hiarne (1871)
- Jery und Bätely (1873)
- Die Sühne (1909)
Songs
Note: this list is only partial- Abendlied, op. 16 no. 1 (Text: Ernst von Wildenbruch)
- Abschied vom Kaukasus, op. 10 no. 2 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt)
- Das Vöglein, op. 10 no. 5 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
- Der Blumenstrauss, op. 16 no. 4 (Text: Ernst von Wildenbruch)
- Die helle Sonne leuchtet, op. 8 no. 5 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Mirzə Vazeh)
- Die Loreley (Text: Heinrich Heine)
- Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen, op. 8 no. 4 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Mirzə Vazeh)
- Ich fühle deinen Odem, op. 8 no. 6 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Mirzə Vazeh)
- Ich hab' im Traum geweinet (Text: Heinrich Heine)
- Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen, op. 25 (Drei Lieder) no. 3 (Text: Heinrich Heine)
- Im Garten klagt die Nachtigall, op. 8 no. 2 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Mirzə Vazeh)
- Letzte Bitte, op. 16 no. 5 (Text: Ernst von Wildenbruch)
- Mir träumte einst ein schöner Traum, op. 10 no. 1 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt)
- Nachtigall, o Nachtigall, op. 10 no. 4 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
- Sing, mit Sonnenaufgang singe, op. 10 no. 6 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
- Ständchen, op. 16 no. 2 (Text: Ernst von Wildenbruch)
- Wenn der Frühling auf die Berge steigt, op. 8 no. 3 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Mirzə Vazeh)
- Wie lächeln die Augen, op. 10 no. 3 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt)
- Zuléikha, op. 8 no. 1 (Text: Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt after Mirzə Vazeh)
- Zwei Sträusse, op. 16 no. 3 (Text: Ernst von Wildenbruch)
Sources
- This article is based on the Swedish Wikipedia entry
- The list of songs is drawn from the Lied and Art Song Texts Page