DIED 7 JANUARY 1892
Elisabeth von Herzogenberg née Elisabet von Stockhausen (born in Paris on 13 April 1847; died in Sanremo on 7 January 1892) was a German pianist, composer, singer and philanthropist.
Her father had served as a Hanoverian ambassador and was a pianist linked to Frédéric Chopin and Charles-Valentin Alkan. For a short time Johannes Brahms also taught her. But it seems that he fell in love with her and was unable to continue the lessons.
In November 1868 she married the composer Heinrich von Herzogenberg in Dresden. They lived in Graz until they moved to Leipzig in 1872. In these years Brahms was a close friend of Clara Schumann and from 1876 onwards he often stayed with Elisabeth and her husband when he was in Leipzig. In 1878 she met music student Ethel Smyth. She supporterd Ethel and they became close friends.
As an aristocratic musician, she largely did not perform or publish for the public, but did arrange children's folk songs. Ethel Smyth devoted chapter XX of her Impressions That Remained: Memoirs to her.
DIED 7 JANUARY 1892
Guy d'Hardelot (August 1858 – January 7, 1936) was the pen name of Helen Rhodes (née Helen Guy), a French composer, pianist, and teacher.
At the age of fifteen she went to Paris, where she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under Marie Renaud-Maury (1852-1928) and came under the notice of Charles Gounod and Victor Maurel, who were much impressed with her ability. She also met Jules Massenet, who encouraged her to compose. On coming to London she became a pupil of Clarence Lucas. Emma Calvé was a good friend to d'Hardelot, and did much to bring her songs into notice.
Most of her life, d'Hardelot was engaged in teaching singing and diction at her home in London, and many of her pupils attained success. She was singularly successful as a writer of songs, in which she combined French delicacy with English solidity. Few women composers became more popular in the early 20th century than did d'Hardelot, and her success was won on merit alone. In spite of the help of many friends, it was some time before she achieved this success.
She was singularly successful as a writer of songs, in which she combined French delicacy with English solidity. Few women composers became more popular in the early 20th century than did d'Hardelot, and her success was won on merit alone. In spite of the help of many friends, it was some time before she achieved this success.
Her sister Edith Dick was also a composer.
Three Green Bonnets by Guy d'Hardelot
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