Stephanie Wurmbrand-Stuppach

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Countess Stephanie von Wurmbrand-Stuppach

Countess Stephanie von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (December 26, 1849 – February 16, 1919) was a Hungarian pianist and composer. She was also known as Stephanie Brand-Vrabely.[1]

Biography[]

Stephanie von Wurmbrand-Stuppach was born in Pressburg (now Bratislava), Hungary. Her father, Karl von Vrabély, was a director of the Royal Hungarian Mail. Her mother, Seraphine Edle von Szlemenics, was a Doctor of Laws, the daughter of the Privy Councillor Professor . Stephanie showed early musical talent and received piano lessons. She released her first song composition at age 14, and later released a collection of thirty songs under the pseudonym Stephanie Brand-Vrabely. She gave concerts in Vienna and other major cities in Europe.[2]

On July 6, 1869, she married Count Ernst von Wurmbrand-Stuppach, brother of Adelma Vay. She worked as a writer, publishing in the feuilleton supplements of various newspapers. In recognition of her achievements she received a Silver Medal for Art and Science from Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[3]

Works[]

Selected works include:

Piano Works:

  • Three Character Pieces (Opus 8)
  • Fifteen little fantasy pieces (Opus 24)
  • Five Piano Pieces (Opus 25)
  • Dance scenes (Opus 27)
  • Two dances (Opus 29)
  • Two Noveletten (Opus 31)
  • La Gracieuse (Opus 32)
  • The beautiful Mesuline (Opus 33)
  • Three Piano Pieces (Opus 34)
  • Seven Piano Pieces (Opus 37)
  • Five Piano Pieces (Opus 38)
  • From the mountains (Opus 39)
  • Paraphrase on Two Hungarian Folk Songs (Opus 40)
  • Concert-Para phase (Opus 41)
  • Ocean (Opus 43)
  • Conzert Etude (Opus 44)
  • Kliczków (Opus 45)
  • Six Piano Pieces (Opus 46)
  • Three Piano Pieces (Opus 50)
  • Aeolian Harp (Opus 52)
  • Piano study for the left hand (Opus 53)
  • Seven Piano Pieces (Opus 54)
  • Barcarolle (Opus 55)
  • Eleven piano pieces (Opus 61)
  • Elf at the spinning wheel (Opus 63)
  • Night Music on Kieferstadtel (Opus 64)
  • Three Piano Pieces
  • Three Piano Pieces
  • Three Piano Pieces
  • Three Piano Pieces
  • Character piece
  • Four Piano Pieces
  • Ivy-leaf
  • Eight Piano Pieces
  • Ten Pieces for Piano

Piano Sonata:

  • Sonata (Opus 35)

Elegy:

  • Auf der Glatzen (Opus 51)

Anthem:

  • Kaiserin Elisabeth-Hymne

Concert pieces:

  • Concert pieces in Hungarian style (Opus 26)
  • Concert Piece (Opus 57)

Songs:

  • Der Wald ist kühl (Opus 1)
  • Vier Lieder (Opus 28)
  • Romanze (Opus 30)
  • Nur ein Herz sei mein eigen (Opus 61)
  • Wiegenliedchen
  • Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet

March:

  • Graf Wilczel

Quintet:

  • My day has three hours (Opus 23)

Dances:

  • Waltz (Opus 36)
  • Waltz (Opus 42)
  • Steffi-Walzer (Opus 62)
  • Waltz
  • Waltz

Violin Sonata:

References[]

  1. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Wurmbrand-Stuppach, Countess Stephanie". Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Gräfin Stephanie von Wurmbrand-Stuppach". Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Gräfin Stephanie von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (1849-1919)". Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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