Sophie Menter

Sophie Menter
Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1887
Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1887
Background information
BornJuly 29, 1846
Munich
DiedFebruary 23, 1918(1918-02-23) (aged 71)
Stockdorf
GenresClassical music
OccupationPianist
InstrumentPiano

Sophie Menter (29 July 1846 – 23 February 1918) was a German pianist and composer who became the favorite female student of Franz Liszt.[1] She was called l'incarnation de Liszt in Paris because of her robust, electrifying playing style[1] and was considered one of the greatest piano virtuosos of her time.[2] She died at Stockdorf, near Munich.

  1. ^ a b Schonberg, 262.
  2. ^ Rieger, 326.