The 1835 manuscript of Fantaisie-Impromptu is composed (or dedicated) for la Baroness d’Este.
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Biographical Information1
Basic Information
- Sex: Female
- Married Name: Frances Sarah d’Este
- Birth Name: Frances Sarah Kibble]
Date & Place of Birth
- November 21st, 1811 [London]
- February 18th, 1813 [Turidge, Kent, England]
Note: There are two possible dates and places of birth.
Date & Place of Death
- September 29th, 1980 [Paris]
Family
Father: Thomas Kibble | Mother: Anne Beresford
Husband: Charles Michel Oscar d’Este
Siblings: Anne-Alice d’Este, Emeline (or Emilie) d’Este (married Henry Davenport), Georgine-Adeline d’Este (married Eugène Henry Bertin), James-Charles Hubert d’Este, Arthur Smyth d’Este, Alfred Beresford d’Este
Variant Names
Names were bound to vary depending on region, Mme d’Este’s was no exception. The following are name variations:
- Mme la Baronne d’Este (As per the 1835 Manuscript)
- Last name “Este” (Also seen as “Est”)
MISC Information
Note: As of writing (May, 2024), the entry for Fantaisie-Impromptu on Wikipedia erroneously claims it was dedicated to “Augusta Emma Wilde”.
Sources & Citations
- Korespondencja Fryderyka Chopina. T. 2, cz. 1, 1831-1838 / zebrali, opracowali i opatrzyli komentarzami Zofia Helman, Zbigniew Skowron, Hanna Wróblewska-Straus., Page 352 ↩︎