Anna Caroline Oury | |
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.jpg) Anna Caroline Oury | |
| Born | (1806-01-24)24 January 1806 |
| Died | 22 July 1880(1880-07-22) (aged 74) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | pianist, composer |
Anna Caroline Oury (néeDe Belleville), also known asNinette de Belleville,Ninette von Belleville orNinette de Belleville-Oury (24 January 1806[1] – 22 July 1880), was a German pianist and composer of French ancestry.
Anna Caroline de Belleville, often referred to as "Ninette", was born inLandshut, Bavaria, Germany. She was the daughter of a French aristocrat who was the director of the national Court Opera inMannheim.[2] She studied withCarl Czerny in Vienna between 1816 and 1820, where she metBeethoven and heard him improvise.[3] In 1829 she traveled toWarsaw whereChopin heard her play impressively enough for him to write about it in a letter, praising her "excellent" playing for its lightness and elegance.[4] Twelve years later, in 1841, Chopin dedicated his Waltz in F minor, Op. Posth. 70, No. 2, to Mme. Oury, though it went unpublished until 1855.
In July 1831 she made her London debut inHer Majesty's Theatre withNiccolò Paganini and in October she marriedAntonio James Oury (1800–1883), a violinist at theKing's Theatre in London and the two toured as a duo.[5][6][7] They performed in Germany, France,Belgium, theNetherlands, Austria and Russia between 1831 and 1839 before settling in England, excepting a concert tour of Italy in 1846–7. Working with her husband, she helped to create theBrighton Musical Union in 1847, a club for chamber music modeled after theLondon Musical Union.[8] The remainder of Anna Caroline Oury's career was spent focusing on composition until her retirement in 1866, writing approximately 180 works for piano in this time.[9] Oury died inMunich in 1880 at the age of 74.
Oury published more than 200 works, including a number of transcriptions. Selected works include:
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