Caroline Montigny-Rémaury

Caroline Montigny-Remaury (22 January 1843 in Pamiers – 19 June 1913 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris) was a French classical pianist.

Biography

Caroline Montigny-Remaury was the wife of publicist Léon Montigny.[1] When she became a widow, she married Auguste Wieczffinski de Serres (1841–1900), an engineer of the Ponts et chaussées.[2] She was the sister of painter Léontine Rémaury[3] who was the wife of the painter Louis Bauderon de Vermeron,[4] the sister-in-law of Ambroise Thomas, director of the Conservatoire de Paris.

She was the mother of Jean-Maurice-Charles Montigny, (born 18 October 1866, Paris 9th, prefect of the Sarthe department, and Alice Montigny, pen name Henry Ferrare,[5] the wife of sculptor Émile Lafont, (marriage on 3 July 1894, Paris 9th).[6]

She was a pupil of Franz Liszt. She performed in the provinces and abroad, Bordeaux, Lyon, London, where her appearance caused a sensation, and at the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, where she had been at the request of Ferdinand Hiller, and where she obtained a real triumph.

A virtuoso pianist, she was an inspiration to many composers and was often dedicated pieces by Pierné, Fauré, and Saint-Saëns. In 1880 Fauré dedicated his Barcarolle No 1 in A minor, Op 26 to her. It was premiered by Saint-Saëns at a concert of the Société Nationale de Musique in 1882.[7] In 1886 Saint-Saëns wrote his Wedding-Cake[8] for her second marriage in 1886 (she then became Caroline de Serres Wieczffinski), and dedicated her his Études pour la Main gauche seule, opus 135[9] (1912), after she had seriously wounded her right hand, and with which she could no longer play.

She died 19 June 1913[10] aged 70 in her home, 2 Cité Odiot, and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.[11]

References
  1. Obituary of Léon Montigny Le Temps 4 January 1872
  2. Funeral of Auguste Wieczffinski de Serres Le Temps 24 August 1900
  3. Mme Bauderon de Vermeron, née Léontine Rémaury, artiste peintre in Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'École française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours; T1 ; Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie and Louis Auvray; 1882–1885, page 43.
  4. Funeral at Montmartre Cemetery of Louis Bauderon de Vermeron Le Temps 4 November 1870
  5. Mme Henry Ferrare, daughter of Mme Montigny-Rémaury, the great pianist and niece of Ambroise Thomas Le Gaulois 24 October 1912
  6. Marriage of M. Emile Lafon, nephew of the admiral, with Miss Alice Montigny, daughter of Mme Montigny-Rémaury Le Matin 6 July 1894
  7. Anderson, Keith (1996). Notes to Fauré Barcarolles. Naxos Records. OCLC 178968388.
  8. Wedding cake . R 124 on data.bnf.fr
  9. Camille Saint-Saens – Étude pour la main gauche seule Op. 135 No. 4
  10. Obituary of Fanny-Marceline-Caroline Rémaury Le Ménestrel 28 June 1913
  11. Funeral of Mme Caroline Montigny-Rémaury Gil Blas 21 June 1913
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