Hélène Liebmann née Riese (16 December 1795 – 2 December 1869) was a

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pianist and composer. She was born in

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and studied music with Franz Lauska and

Ferdinand Ries Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphony, symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first ...

. A child prodigy, she made her debut before age 13 and published her ''Piano Sonata'' when she was 15. She married around 1814 and may have moved with her husband to

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and then

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. She was present at a

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(Schumann) concert in 1835.

Works

Liebmann composed songs, sonatas and piano works. Selected works include: *''Grand Quatuor'', Op 13 *''Grand Sonata'', Op 11 (Grande Sonate pour Pianoforte et Violoncelle) *''Kennst du das Land?'' Op 3, setting from

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's ''Wilhelm Meister'' *''Violin Sonata'' Op 9

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