Rosy Wertheim
1888 - 1949
For a full biography and a complete list of works with links to scores and recordings, visit www.forbiddenmusicregained.org
In 2010 the Leo Smit Ensemble released an album with chamber music by Rosy Wertheim.
Rosy Wertheim was one of the first Dutch women composers who completed a professional music education and gained international acclaim. Next to music, she was deeply committed to social causes. She lived in Paris for seven years, and for some time in Vienna and New York; her home was a meeting point for artists. Her compositions were performed nationally and internationally, and she worked as a correspondent for several newspapers and magazines. She was in the Netherlands when World War II broke out, and survived by going into hiding. She left a varied and interesting oeuvre of some eighty works.
Rosalie Marie Wertheim was born on February 19, 1888, into an affluent Jewish family. Her grandfather, Abraham Carel Wertheim (1832-1897) was a famous philanthropist, politician (member of the Senate) and board member of numerous social and cultural organizations. The Wertheimpark in Amsterdam was named after … Continue
Selected works
Trois Morceaux 1939 flute and piano
Trois Chansons 1939 soprano, flute and harp/piano
Sonate ca. 1921 cello
Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra not dated
Divertimento not dated chamber orchestra
Six Morceaux not dated piano
Quatuor à cordes not dated string quartet
For a complete list of works by Rosy Wertheim visit our website Forbidden Music Regained.
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