[독일-빅토리아 여왕의 피아니스트]Jacques Blumenthal

Jacques Blumenthal

(4 October 1829 – 17 May 1908)

was a German pianist and composer. Born in Hamburg, he began his musical studies at an early age, receiving instruction from Friedrich Wilhelm Grund, Carl Maria von Bocklet, and Simon Sechter.

In 1846 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied the piano under the tutelage of Henri Herz and Fromental Halévy.^[1

In 1848 Blumenthal settled in London, where he became the pianist to Queen Victoria.

The position contributed to his demand as a teacher in London society, and he prospered greatly.

Blumenthal also composed a number of works; his short piano pieces and songs achieved considerable popularity, though his efforts at larger pieces did not meet with similar success. He died at his home in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea in May 1908; his widow, Léonie Souvoroff Blumenthal, née Gore,

assigned the copyrights of his music to the Royal Society of Musicians.^[1]

Selected works

• "The Message" (1864)
• "The Requital" (1864)
• "We Two" (1879)
• "Christ the pilgrim" (1884)
• "My Queen" (1885)
• "O Waly, Waly"

Despite his French-sounding name, Blumenthal (1829-1908) was actually German, from Hamburg. 

He did study at the Paris Conservatoire, and in 1848 went to England, where he became pianist to Queen Victoria. It is interesting that towards the end of this 'swan song' is what seems to be a short quotation

from Chopin's 4th Ballade, so maybe this piece was a memorial to Chopin.