Anna Johanne Schytte, also known as Anna Jutta Schytte (20 November 1877 - 16 March 1953) was a Danish composer, pianist, and teacher [1] [2] who performed throughout Europe [3] and recorded for Welte Mignon reproducing pianos. [4]
Schytte was born in Copenhagen. Her father and first music teacher was the composer Ludwig Schytte. [5] Later, she studied music with Ove Christensen, Franz Neruda and Julius Rontgen [6] in the Netherlands, and with Alfred Reisenauer [7] and Ignaz Friedman in Germany. [3]
Schytte gave piano performances in Amsterdam, Denmark (as the soloist in her father’s piano concerto), Germany (at the Leipzig Gewandhaus under conductor Arthur Nikisch), [8] London, Paris (at the Salle Pleyel) [9] and Stockholm. She performed with the Brussels Quartet and the Bohemian String Quartet, and taught in Copenhagen. [3] She recorded her father’s Berceuse op. 26, Nr. 7, for Welte Mignon. [4]
Schytte composed at least one piece for piano, Capriccietto, A Study in Staccato. [3] Both her father and Ignaz Friedman dedicated compositions to her: Four Preludes, Opus 61 by Friedmann, [10] and Petit Preludes, Opus 65 by Ludwig Schytte. [11]
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