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{{picture|file=Pauline_Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner.jpg|caption='''Pauline Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner''' (1847–1916)}}
{{picture|file=Mariya Yermolova.jpg|caption='''Mariya Yermolova''' (1853-1928)}}
Austrian pianist and composer (b. 28 June 1847 {{NS}} in [[Vienna]]; d. 24 September 1916 {{NS}} in [[Munich]]), born '''''Pauline Oprawill'''''.
Russian actress (b. 3/15 July 1853 in [[Moscow]]; d. 12 March 1928 in [[Moscow]]), born '''''Mariya Nikolayevna Yermolova''''' (or '''''Ermolova''''') (Мария Николаевна Ермолова); also known after her marriage as '''''Mariya Nikolayevna Shubinskaya''''' (Мария Николаевна Шубинская).


Following the death of her mother, Pauline was raised by her aunt and adopted her surname of Fichtner. After training in [[Vienna]] and Weimar under [[Franz Liszt]], during the early 1870s her talents as a pianist became widely recognised, winning several international prizes. Her first compositions were published in [[Vienna]] in 1870. In 1874, she married the conductor [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] (1848–1905), and performed as a pianist under her husband's direction. They lived in [[Moscow]] from 1881 to 1889 where she became acquainted with Tchaikovsky, and concentrated on composing rather than recitals. After returning to Germany, the couple settled in Bremen and then (from 1896) in [[Munich]], where Pauline continued to compose and teach the piano.
The daughter of a [[Moscow]] playwright, Mariya first trained as a dancer at the [[Moscow]] Theatrical School, but she was encouraged to develop her acting talents by the famous actress Nadezhda Medvedva (1832–1899). In 1871, she became an artist at the Maly Theatre in [[Moscow]], becoming most famous for her role as Joan of Arc in [[Schiller]]'s version of ''The Maid of Orleans'', as well as leading roles in plays by [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]]. Following the revolution, she was the first person to be proclaimed Soviet "People's Artist of the Republic" upon her retirement in 1921.


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Pauline Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner have survived, dating from 1886 and 1889, both of which have been translated into English on this website:
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Mariya Yermolova has survived, dating from 1885, and has been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 3014a]]''' – 25 July/6 August 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 2815]]''' – 20 November/2 December–21 November/3 December 1885, from [[Maydanovo]].
* '''[[Letter 3772a]]''' – 18/30 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
 
3 letters from Pauline Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner to Tchaikovsky, dating from around 1885 tp 1886, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 6015–6017).


==External Links==
==External Links==
* {{IMSLP|Erdmannsdörfer,_Pauline}}
* [[wikipedia:Maria_Yermolova|Wikipedia]]
* {{viaf|15194452}}
* {{viaf|36911982}}


[[Category:People|Erdmannsdorfer-Fichtner, Pauline]]
[[Category:People|Yermolova, Mariya]]
[[Category:Composers|Erdmannsdorfer-Fichtner, Pauline]]
[[Category:Actors and actresses|Yermolova, Mariya]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Erdmannsdorfer-Fichtner, Pauline]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Yermolova, Mariya]]
[[Category:Pianists|Erdmannsdorfer-Fichtner, Pauline]]

Latest revision as of 21:01, 24 August 2023

Mariya Yermolova (1853-1928)

Russian actress (b. 3/15 July 1853 in Moscow; d. 12 March 1928 in Moscow), born Mariya Nikolayevna Yermolova (or Ermolova) (Мария Николаевна Ермолова); also known after her marriage as Mariya Nikolayevna Shubinskaya (Мария Николаевна Шубинская).

The daughter of a Moscow playwright, Mariya first trained as a dancer at the Moscow Theatrical School, but she was encouraged to develop her acting talents by the famous actress Nadezhda Medvedva (1832–1899). In 1871, she became an artist at the Maly Theatre in Moscow, becoming most famous for her role as Joan of Arc in Schiller's version of The Maid of Orleans, as well as leading roles in plays by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Following the revolution, she was the first person to be proclaimed Soviet "People's Artist of the Republic" upon her retirement in 1921.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Mariya Yermolova has survived, dating from 1885, and has been translated into English on this website:

External Links

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