Bettina Walker Explained

Bettina or Bessie Walker[1] (1837[2] – 4 February 1893) was an Irish pianist and composer.[3]

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.

Works

. My Musical Experiences . Bettina Walker . London . 1890 . New Edition, 1892 . 4 July 2018 . 1589632168 . Richard Bentley & Sons.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bettina or Bessie Walker . Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920 . 15 July 2018.
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
  3. News: . 3409 . 25 February 1893 . 258 . Death of Bettina Walker, Fulham. 4 July 2018 .
  4. Death notice, Dublin Daily Express, 8 February 1893
  5. Book: Bolam, Robyn . Eliza's Babes: Four Centuries of Women's Poetry in English, c. 1500-1900 . London . 2005 . 348 . 4 July 2018 . 1852245212.