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Anna Maria Leopoldine Blahetka (* 16 November 1809 in Guntramsdorf; † 17 January 1885 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) was an Austrian composer and pianist.

Life

Anna Maria Leopoldine Blahetka was born on November 16, 1809, in Guntramsdorf, Lower Austria, the daughter of an inspector at the neighboring paper mill, later the printing factory. She made her first public appearances at the age of 7, and the Viennese press described her as a “child prodigy.” At the age of 11, she created her first compositions, which she also performed regularly as part of her concerts.

She took lessons studied piano with Joachim Hoffmann, Joseph Czerny, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Ignaz Moscheles and Katharina Cibbini, and music theory with Simon Sechter. At the age of 16, she made her first concert tour to Germany, where Robert Schumann, who heard her on that occasion, commented that her playing was “a genuinely feminine one, delicate, prudent and elaborate.” He was also very impressed by her compositions.

In 1828 she performed in Vienna at a concert given by the violinist Niccolò Paganini, who thereby expressed his admiration for her.

After her first compositions of piano music, she followed the fashion of the Biedermeier period and composed the one-act play “The Robbers and the Singer,” which premiered at the Court Theater in Vienna on March 22, 1830.

At this time Leopoldine Blahetka moved to Boulogne-sur-Mer. There she taught piano and her concerts were considered artistic highlights of her new hometown. In addition, she continued to go on concert tours. Little else is known about her life from her time in France. Her great passion continued to be music. She composed more than 70 works, including orchestral pieces, waltzes, songs and sacred works.

On January 17, 1885, Leopldine Blahetka died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, where her funeral became a social event due to her high reputation.
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