She was born in Düsseldorf, where her mother was a music instructor and her father was a registrar.[1] Her grandmother introduced her to the works of Beethoven, and supported her piano playing. She studied at Cologne with Isidor Seiss and Karl Bötcher.[1] After winning the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1901, she studied in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky, with whom she only had two lessons, and Emil von Sauer.[2] She taught at the Cologne Conservatory for three years, then became a touring virtuoso. In 1927 she was given the honorary freedom of Beethoven's birthplace Bonn. In 1932 she founded the Elly Ney Trio with Wilhelm Stross (violin) and Ludwig Hoelscher (cello): in quintets the group recorded with Florizel von Reuter (violin) and Walter Trampler (viola). She traveled to many parts of the world, including the USA, playing in Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Nazi linksedit
During the Third Reich she joined the Nazi Party in 1937,[3] participated in "cultural education" camps, and became an honorary member of the League of German Girls.[4] She recited quotations from Hitler between performances of Beethoven sonatas and honored the composer's bust with a Hitler salute.[5] She held antisemitic views: in 1933, Ney refused to perform in Hamburg after she was asked to replace a Jewish pianist (Rudolf Serkin),[6] although she did record at least one MendelssohnSong without Words in 1960 or shortly afterward.[3] Ney was awarded the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class for care for troops. After the war, the city of Bonn imposed a stage ban on her. In 1952 a request for lifting the ban was rejected, stating that Ney was a "pronounced National Socialist".[7] Nevertheless, after finally renouncing Hitler a full seven years after the end of WWII,[8] she was named Honorary Citizen of Tutzing in 1952. However, her Nazism was too embarrassing, and they stripped her of that status after her death in 1968.
Personal lifeedit
Bust of Elly Ney
Elly Ney was married twice; first, in 1911, to the Dutch conductor Willem van Hoogstraten. They had one daughter, Eleonore (1918–2007). They divorced in 1927 and she married Paul Allais, an American coal dealer from Chicago. This marriage didn't last long, and later on Ney reconciled with van Hoogstraten.
^Rothstein, Edward (25 August 1983). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; MUSICIANS' TIES TO NAZIS STILL A SUBJECT OF DEBATE". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^Kolga, Marcus (11 April 2015). "Twisted Muses: Hitler's And Putin's Pianists". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^Wynberg, Simon. "Music, Conscience, Accountability and the Third Reich". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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elly, september, 1882, march, 1968, german, romantic, pianist, specialized, beethoven, especially, popular, germany, 1900background, informationborn, 1882, september, 1882düsseldorf, german, empireorigingermandied31, march, 1968, 1968, aged, tutzing, west, ger. Elly Ney 27 September 1882 31 March 1968 was a German romantic pianist who specialized in Beethoven and was especially popular in Germany Elly NeyElly Ney 1900Background informationBorn 1882 09 27 27 September 1882Dusseldorf German EmpireOriginGermanDied31 March 1968 1968 03 31 aged 85 Tutzing West GermanyGenresRomantic ClassicalInstrument s Piano Contents 1 Career 2 Nazi links 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer editShe was born in Dusseldorf where her mother was a music instructor and her father was a registrar 1 Her grandmother introduced her to the works of Beethoven and supported her piano playing She studied at Cologne with Isidor Seiss and Karl Botcher 1 After winning the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1901 she studied in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky with whom she only had two lessons and Emil von Sauer 2 She taught at the Cologne Conservatory for three years then became a touring virtuoso In 1927 she was given the honorary freedom of Beethoven s birthplace Bonn In 1932 she founded the Elly Ney Trio with Wilhelm Stross violin and Ludwig Hoelscher cello in quintets the group recorded with Florizel von Reuter violin and Walter Trampler viola She traveled to many parts of the world including the USA playing in Carnegie Hall in New York City Nazi links editDuring the Third Reich she joined the Nazi Party in 1937 3 participated in cultural education camps and became an honorary member of the League of German Girls 4 She recited quotations from Hitler between performances of Beethoven sonatas and honored the composer s bust with a Hitler salute 5 She held antisemitic views in 1933 Ney refused to perform in Hamburg after she was asked to replace a Jewish pianist Rudolf Serkin 6 although she did record at least one Mendelssohn Song without Words in 1960 or shortly afterward 3 Ney was awarded the War Merit Cross 2nd Class for care for troops After the war the city of Bonn imposed a stage ban on her In 1952 a request for lifting the ban was rejected stating that Ney was a pronounced National Socialist 7 Nevertheless after finally renouncing Hitler a full seven years after the end of WWII 8 she was named Honorary Citizen of Tutzing in 1952 However her Nazism was too embarrassing and they stripped her of that status after her death in 1968 Personal life edit nbsp Bust of Elly Ney Elly Ney was married twice first in 1911 to the Dutch conductor Willem van Hoogstraten They had one daughter Eleonore 1918 2007 They divorced in 1927 and she married Paul Allais an American coal dealer from Chicago This marriage didn t last long and later on Ney reconciled with van Hoogstraten Ney died in Tutzing in 1968 aged 85 References edit a b Finscher Ludwig Blume Friedrich 1994 Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart ISBN 978 3 476 41022 1 Elly Ney entry at Deutsche Biographie in German a b Vor 125 wurde die grosse Beethoven Interpretin Elly Ney geboren In Leipziger Volkszeitung 9 28 2007 p 10 Romantikerin am Klavier Deutschlandfunk 09 27 2007 Rothstein Edward 25 August 1983 CRITIC S NOTEBOOK MUSICIANS TIES TO NAZIS STILL A SUBJECT OF DEBATE The New York Times New York Times Retrieved 9 October 2021 Kolga Marcus 11 April 2015 Twisted Muses Hitler s And Putin s Pianists Retrieved 9 October 2021 Internationales Biographisches Archiv No 21 5 13 1986 ISSN 0020 9457 Wynberg Simon Music Conscience Accountability and the Third Reich Retrieved 9 October 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elly Ney amica org deutsche biographie de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elly Ney amp oldid 1160519693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
