Montgeroult

Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836) was a trailblazing composer and teacher who's talent and achievements have been overlooked. During her lifetime, however, she was recognized as an excellent performer and improvisor, who maintained artistic relationships with famous composes such as Viotti and Balliot. Her Piano Sonata in F minor, published in 1795, features many dramatic elements of early romanticism that are...

Hélène de Nervo de Montgeroult (March 2, 1764 - May 20, 1836) was a French pianist, composer, and professor. Born in to an aristocratic family, she studied piano with Jan Ladislav Dussek. She married the Marquis de Montgeroult, and it was her compositions that saved her during The Terror of the French Revolution. She performed one of her works for...