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Hélène de Montgeroult

Hélène de Montgeroult

Hélène de Montgeroult has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 3 October 2021. Songs played include Huitième Sonate, En Fa Mineur and Etude N°99 En Ut Mineur: Introduzione Lento.

Hélène de Nervo de Montgeroult (2 March 1764 – 20 May 1836) was a French pianist and composer.

She was born into an aristocratic family in Lyon and studied piano with Nicolas Joseph Hüllmandel and Jan Ladislav Dussek. She married the Marquis de Montgeroult who died as an Austrian prisoner in 1793.

Reportedly it was respect for her compositions that allowed her to survive the French Reign of Terror. A set of improvisations on La Marseillaise, performed for the Committee of Public Safety, earned her her freedom after she was imprisoned in the Revolution due to her aristocratic background. After her husband's death, Montgeroult took a position at the new Paris Conservatoire in 1795, the first female professor ever to be appointed there and taught for two years. Afterwards she published two volumes of music.

She died in Florence, Italy.

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Hélène de Montgeroult

Hélène de Montgeroult has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 3 October 2021. Songs played include Huitième Sonate, En Fa Mineur and Etude N°99 En Ut Mineur: Introduzione Lento.

Hélène de Nervo de Montgeroult (2 March 1764 – 20 May 1836) was a French pianist and composer.

She was born into an aristocratic family in Lyon and studied piano with Nicolas Joseph Hüllmandel and Jan Ladislav Dussek. She married the Marquis de Montgeroult who died as an Austrian prisoner in 1793.

Reportedly it was respect for her compositions that allowed her to survive the French Reign of Terror. A set of improvisations on La Marseillaise, performed for the Committee of Public Safety, earned her her freedom after she was imprisoned in the Revolution due to her aristocratic background. After her husband's death, Montgeroult took a position at the new Paris Conservatoire in 1795, the first female professor ever to be appointed there and taught for two years. Afterwards she published two volumes of music.

She died in Florence, Italy.

Original source: Last.fm

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Huitième Sonate, En Fa Mineur
Hélène de Montgeroult, Nicolas Stavy
Editions Hortus2008
Etude N°99 En Ut Mineur: Introduzione Lento
Hélène de Montgeroult, Bruno Robilliard
Editions Hortus0