Sofie Rohnstock
Sofie Rohnstock (25 December 1875 – 26 December 1964) was an Austrian composer who is best remembered for her String Trio in G major (for violin, viola and cello),[1] apparently the only one of her compositions to survive World War II.[2][3]
Rohnstock was born in Vienna. She studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory (today the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig) with Max Reger and Carl Reinecke. Her piano trio (for piano, violin and cello) won an award from the former Academy of the Arts (probably the Berlin University of the Arts). In addition to composing, she gave piano lessons. Her apartment was bombed during World War II, and most of her manuscripts were destroyed, including the piano trio, two symphonies, and quartets for woodwinds and strings.[2][4]
In 1960, Rohnstock wrote Memories of Max Reger, which was published by the Max-Reger-Institute.[5] She died in Leipzig in 1964. Rohnstock's string trio was published by Philipp Grosch (now Thomi-Berg). It is still performed today.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Huntington, Jeff (2010). "String Trio Repertoire, A Compendium. Section B: Trios for 1 Violin, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello". p. 92.
- ^ a b Die Frau (in German). VEB Bibliographisches Institut. 1974. p. 381.
- ^ Friedel, Claudia (1995). Komponierende Frauen im Dritten Reich: Versuch einer Rekonstruktion von Lebensrealität und herrschendem Frauenbild (in German). LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-8258-2376-4.
- ^ Kny, Benno (2005). Verraten und verkauft: Zeitzeugnis aus Deutschlands Ost und West (in German). Druck- und Medienzentrum. ISBN 978-3-927286-49-8.
- ^ Otte, Andreas P.; Wink, Konrad (2008). Kerners Krankheiten grosser Musiker: die Neubearbeitung (in German). Schattauer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7945-2601-7.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 597. ISBN 978-0-9617485-0-0.
- ^ "Philipp Grosch". imslp.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
