Luise Adolpha le Beau (1850-1927)

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Louise Caroline Marie Henriette Adolpha Le Beau   Born 25.4.1850  Rastatt, Germany -  Died 2.7.1927 Baden-Baden, Germany
She studied piano under Johannes Kalliwoda and Clara Schumann, composition and Harmony under M E Sachs, Franz Lachner and Josef Rheinberger.  As a virtuoso pianist she was much praised by the feared music critic Eduard Hanslick.  Several of her compositions were selected for performance at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933, where there was much emphasis on the women's pavilion.

Orchestral

Symphony in F major  Op.41  1894
Symphonic Poem 'Hohen baden'  Op.43
Concert Overture in F major Op.23  1882
Festival Overture
Piano Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor Op 37   1887
Fantasie for piano and orchestra Op.25  1882

Chamber

Piano Quartet  in F minor  Op.28  1883   pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
String Quintet  in C minor  Op.54  1900
String Quartet  in G minor Op.34  1885
Piano Trio  in  B minor Op.15  1877
Canon for flute, violin and piano (or 2 violins & piano) Op.38  1887
Violin Sonata in C minor Op.10  1862   pub. by Kassel & Leipzig
Violin Sonata in E minor Op.46
Mazurka for violin and piano Op.13/1
Gavotte for violin and piano  Op.13/2
Romance for violin and piano Op.13/3
Schlummerlied for violin and piano Op.13/4
Praeludium for violin and piano Op.13/5
'Romance' for violin and piano  Op.35   pub. by M Bolling
Three solos for viola and piano: Nachtstuck, Traumerei, Polonaise.  Op.26
Elegy in G minor for violin and piano in G minor Op.44  1899   pub. by Fritz Schuberth
Du bist das Morgenroth for violin and piano  Op.58/1
Der erste Kuss for violin and piano Op.58/2
Gondellied  Op.58/3
Nachstuck for viola and piano Op.26/1
Traumerei for viola and piano Op.26/2
Polonaise for viola and piano Op.26/3
Cello Sonata  Op.17
Konzertstuk for cello and piano  Romanze, Gavotte, Wiegenlied, Mazurka.  Op.24 1885 pub. by Winterthur, Leipzig
Five pieces for cello and piano Op.65a


Piano

Three Klavierstucke  Op.1 1874   pub. by Praeger & Meier
Konzert-etude  Op.2  1874   pub. by Praeger & Meier
Theme and variations  Op.3   1874   pub. by C Luckhardt
Sonata in A minor  Op.8  1875   pub. by C Luckhardt
Eight preludes 'Acht Praeludien'  Op.12 1876  pub. by Ries & Erler
Two sonatinas 
Six fugues  Op.21  1878
Cadenzas for Mozart and Beethoven's piano concertos
Gavotte in F minor Op.32  1885
Improvisations for the left hand  Op.30  1884
Romance in G minor  Op.35
Ballade in B minor  Op.47  1898
Sarabande Op.48/1, Gavotte Op.48/2, Gigue Op.48/3
Deutsche Reigen  Op.49
Trauermarsch  Op.53  1900
Three klavier stucke  Op.57  1903
Barcarolle  Op.59  1905
Im Wolde  Op.63  1924
Abadklange  Op.64  1924

Song

Five Lieder  Op.4
Four Lieder  Op.5
Duet for 2 voices & piano  Op.6
Three Lieder  Op.33

Choral

'Hadumoth' cantata for double choir, five soloists and orchestra  Op.40
'Ruth' cantata Op.27  1883
'Im Sangersaal'  concert aria for baritone and orchestra  Op.22
Two choral ballads for mixed voices: Der kuhne Schiffer,  Die Vatergruft.  Op.16
Der 100 Psalm  Op.62
Sanctus  Op.65  1926
Der Schlummerlosen Sonne  Op.9/1
Beweint sie  Op.9/2
Mude bin ich  Op.9/3
Neuer Fruhling  Op.9/4
Ein geistlicher Abend  Op.9/5
Normannerlied  Op.19/1
Rheinsage  Op.19/2
Standchen  Op.19/3
Grabgesange  Op.19/4
Thumerlied  Op.36/1
Lied  Op.36/2
Der Wind, der Wandernde Winde  Op.60/1
Schneegllockchen  Op.60/2
Vater unser  Op.61
Miriams Lied

Opera 

Der Verzauberke Kalif  Op.55

[eschiss1]

I think her name is usually given as Luise, or Louise, Adolpha LeBeau or Le Beau (rather than Louisa) but I'm not sure. Apologies for the nitpicking!!!
The quartet op.34, according to the Furore edition's title, is from 1885; the piano (not string) trio op.15 from 1877.
The cello/bass quintet may have opus number 54 (or may have been given it when published by  Furore Edition in 2010- I don't know at this time. It's for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos or 2 violins, viola, cello and contrabass.)

HMB (searched up to 1900 - will look at the ONB scans later for 1900-1927 or so) lists her first two opp. under Lebeau in 1875 (for piano published by Praeger & Meyer)  and after that starting with op.3 as Le Beau.
Op.10 is a violin sonata in C minor published 1882 (if HMB is trustworthy about key... welll...)- I don't know if it exists in a piano solo version.
Op.38 - Canon for flute, viola and piano (pub.1887/88 or so)
Op.44 - Elegy for violin and piano (pub.1899)

Hadmouth is a neat name but according to Worldcat the original less mute name (sorry, bad pun) was Hadumoth : Scenen aus Scheffel's Ekkehard : zsgest. von d. Componistin ; gedichtet von Luise Hitz ; für Soli, Chor und Orchester ; op. 40.

Op.7 is also (besides concerto 1?) 5 Lieder for soprano and piano (published 1878 by Luckhardt.)