Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (born Ingeborg Maria Wilhelmina Starck,[1] 24 August 1840 in
Saint Petersburg, died 17 June 1913 in
Munich) was a
Finland-Swedish and
German composer.
Life
Ingeborg Starck was the daughter of Finland-Swedish parents Margareta Åkerman and Otto Starck (originally Tarkiain[en])[clarification needed] who were living in
Saint Petersburg, Russia, where her father, a court saddle-maker,[1] was involved in commerce. Her native language was
Swedish.[2] Having shown musical gifts from a young age, she studied piano with Nicolas von Martinoff and
Adolf Henselt, as well as composition with Constantin Decker. She completed her studies in
Weimar with
Franz Liszt. During a stay in Paris in 1861 her friends included composers such as
Auber,
Berlioz,
Rossini and
Wagner. In September of the same year, she married fellow pianist-composer
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, a member of Liszt's circle whom she had met in Weimar.[3]
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf toured Europe as a concert pianist until 1867, when she was expected to cease work due to her husband's appointment as general manager of the Royal Theatre in
Hanover. She remained musically active as a composer of opera, chamber and instrumental music and a large number of songs. Earlier, she had composed a piano concerto (1863), now lost. During her lifetime her operas were successfully produced in many theatres in Germany.[3] Pieces composed by her which were popular at the time included her Kaiser Wilhelm March (1871), the
SingspielJery und Bätely (1873) and the opera Hiarne (1891).
Works
Operas
Die Göttin von Sais (1867)
Jery und Bätely (1873)
König Hiarne (1891)
Die Sühne (1909)
Concertos
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F-minor (1863)
Orchestral works
Kaiser Wilhelm March (1872)
Chamber music
Romanze in A minor for violin and piano (1873)
Notturno in A minor for cello and piano, op. 13 (1879)
Elegie in C major for cello and piano, op. 14 (1879)
Romanze in B-flat major for cello and piano, op. 15 (1879)
Phantasie for violin and piano, op. 21 (1891)
Piano music
Trois études (1855)
Nocturne (1855)
Tarantella (1855)
Fuge über die Namen Maria und Martha (von Sabinin) (1859)
Fugues (1859)
Variations on themes by Bach (1859)
Variations (1859)
Toccatas (1859)
Sonata (1859)
Kaiser Wilhelm March (1871)
Vier Clavierstücke (1874)
Drei Phantasie in G-sharp minor, op. 18 (1891)
Choral music
Hurrah Germania! for male choir (1871)
Kennst du die rothe Rose? for soloists male choir and mixed choir (1873)
1. Zuléikha; 2. Im Garten klagt die Nachtigall; 3. Wenn der Frühling auf die Berge steigt; 4. Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen; 5. Die helle Sonne leuchtet; 6. Ich fühle deinen Odem
Hafisa: Three Lieder by Mirza Schaffy, op. 9 (1879)
(Text: Bodenstedt after Mirza Shafi)
6 Poems, op. 10 (1879)
(Text: Bodenstedt)
1. Mir träumte einst ein schöner Traum; 2. Abschied vom Kaukasus; 3. Wie lächeln die Augen; 4. Nachtigall, o Nachtigall; 5. Das Vöglein; 6. Sing, mit Sonnenaufgang singe