Bettina Walker
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Bettina or Bessie Walker[1] (1837[2] – 4 February 1893) was an Irish pianist and composer.[3]
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Biography
Walker was born in Dublin, the daughter of physician William Augustus Walker, who died in 1838.[4] Walker studied in the 1870s, first with William Sterndale Bennett in London and Carl Tausig in Berlin and Giovanni Sgambati in Rome.[5] In 1883 she came to Weimar and continued her studies with Franz Liszt. She also studied under Ludwig Deppe, Xaver Scharwenka and Adolf Henselt.[5]
After Henselt's death in 1889 she settled in Fulham, London, where she taught her piano methodology, but died four years later.[3]
Of lasting importance are her memoirs, in which she details her numerous encounters with important musicians.
References
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- ↑ Death notice, Dublin Daily Express, 8 February 1893
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Works
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Bibliography
- Monthly Bulletin of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Volume 11 (1906), S. 327
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