Thomas Tellefsen

Tellefsen c. 1860

Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen (26 November 1823 – 6 October 1874) ^{[2] [3]} was a Norwegian pianist, composer, and teacher. As a composer, Tellefsen wrote 44 opuses, ^[4] including solo piano works, two piano concertos, and chamber music. He dedicated many of his compositions to the Polish, Russian, and French aristocracy.

Life

Tellefsen, the youngest of six siblings, ^[4] was born in Trondheim, Norway, where he studied with his father Johan Christian Tellefsen (1774–1857)—the organist at Trondheim Cathedral ^[3] —and with Ole Andreas Lindeman. ^{[2] [5]} Thomas gave his first public concert in his home town in the spring of 1842, age 18. ^[2] Until he was 19, he had studied to be a priest; instead, he turned to music, and moved to Paris to seek tutelage under Frédéric Chopin. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Here, he became the pupil of his compatriot Charlotte Thygeson (1811–1872; a daughter of Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson), ^{[1] : 176–177} and later attended—free of charge—the lessons of her teacher and friend Friedrich Kalkbrenner. ^{[2] [9]}

Tellefsen's "highest wish"—to study under Chopin—was hugely difficult. Tellefsen stated that it was "more difficult to reach Chopin than Louis-Philippe". It was not until November 1844—through the influence of George Sand—that Tellefsen finally attained this wish. Tellefsen's letters indicate Chopin's interest in him, spending as much as three hours at a single lesson, ^[3] even though they were supposed to last only an hour. ^[10] During the years 1844 to 1848, ^[3] he was taught periodically by Chopin, who also became his personal friend (up until his death) and had considerable influence on his musical taste, style of playing, and compositions. In 1847, Tellefsen also studied composition with Henri Reber. ^{[1] : 96} The French Revolution of 1848 caused Tellefsen to relocate to London. ^{[1] : 104} In the same year, Tellefsen accompanied Chopin—alongside Jane Stirling—on a tour through England and Scotland. ^{[2] [3]}

Shortly before his death, Chopin told his elder sister Ludwika that he wished to entrust the completion of his "Pianoforte Method" to Tellefsen, also wishing for Tellefsen to be musical tutor to his niece. Tellefsen referenced this method in a letter to his mother dated 28 December 1849, in which he states, "I am working hard on all this now". Whether or not he actually completed this work is not known; no record of his efforts have been discovered so far. After Chopin died in 1849, some of his pupils—including Stirling—resumed their studies under Tellefsen. ^{[3] [11]} He also taught Erika Nissen, née Lie. ^[12] According to Tellefsen, Ludwika gave him the only complete manuscript of Chopin's compositions remaining after his death, which Tellefsen later used for his edition of Chopin's works. ^[3] This edition, titled Collection des oeuvres pour le piano par Frédéric Chopin en douze livraisons (published in 1860 by Richault in Paris), was criticized by fellow Chopin pupil and editor Karol Mikuli, who noted its errors and omissions. ^{[13] [14]}

Princess Marcelina Czartoryska took him to the Hôtel Lambert in Paris, where he made his debut as a pianist with great success on 29 April 1851. ^[11] His program included compositions by Chopin and himself. Soon after that, Tellefsen became regarded as one of the most outstanding pianists of his time, and was especially admired as an interpreter of Chopin's music and as a composer in his own right. ^[3] In the 1850s and 1860s, Tellefsen was regarded as a very successful pianist, and he toured several times in England, Sweden, and in Norway. Around 1861, ill health caused him to focus more on teaching and on composing. ^[2] In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War caused Tellefsen to move to London. ^[15]

Tellefsen died in Paris. He is buried at the Cimetière d'Auteuil  [ fr ]. He was a Knight of the "Seraphine" Order of Norway. ^[15]

Name

Tellefsen was named after his godfather, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet, as chosen by his father Johan. ^[3] Sir Thomas sent to the Tellefsens his portrait as a gift, which arrived just before the baptism of their newborn son; thus, they named him Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen. However, Thomas opted first to sign his name only as "Thomas Tellefsen". ^[16]

In a letter to his father dated 8 June 1848, Tellefsen described—during his stay in London—his meeting with Sir Thomas: ^[16]

One evening, I was at a soirée at the home of Sir Robert Inglis. . . . [he] introduced me to many people, and finally said: and now I will introduce you to a gentleman who travelled around Norway and who will be most pleased to speak to you; imagine my astonishment when I saw a lively, handsome old man whose name was Thomas Acland . . . , in one instant, we became friends; I told him at once the story of my name. And then he presented me to the whole company as Thomas Acland Tellefsen! What a beautiful moment for me.

It was only after this event that Tellefsen began writing his name in full; as "T. D. A. Tellefsen".

Compositions

Among his published works, Tellefsen wrote 16 mazurkas, five chamber music works (two sonatas for violin and piano; a sonata for cello and piano; a sonata for two pianos; and a trio for piano, violin, and cello), composed between 1854 and 1867. He also wrote two piano concertos (the first in 1848 and the second in 1853), six waltzes, four nocturnes, three études, and a number of larger works and salon pieces, which were written for the teaching of his pupils. Though Tellefsen's studies with Chopin show in his compositions, Chopin said of them, "there are the seeds of originality in you". ^[3] Tellefsen used traditional Norwegian songs in many of his works (e.g., in his first piano concerto and in his mazurkas); ^{[2] [7]} in this aspect, he can be considered a forerunner of his compatriots Grieg, Svendsen, and Sinding. ^[3]

In January 2024 a recording of the two piano concertos by pianist and conductor Howard Shelley was issued on the Hyperion label.

Works with opus number

Title	Opus	Section/movement	Tempo marking	Key	Genre	Year	Notes
4 Mazurkas	1	No. 1	Allegro	A major	Piano solo	1846 or before	[n 1] [1] : 169
		No. 2	Allegro	A minor
		No. 3	Moderato	E minor
		No. 4	Moderato	A major
Nocturne No. 1	2	—	Andante cantabile	F major	Piano solo	1849	[n 2]
4 Mazurkas	3	No. 1	Moderato	G minor	Piano solo	1849	[n 3]
		No. 2	Vivace	G major
		No. 3	Allegro vivace	B♭ major
		No. 4	Mesto	F♯ minor
Ave Maria	4	—	Pas trop lent	G major	Vocal music	1850 c.	[n 4] [1] : 175–176
3 Valses brillantes	5	No. 1	—	A♭ major	Piano solo	1851	[n 5] [17]
		No. 2	Vivace	G major
		No. 3	Allegro moderato	E major
Tarentelle	6	—	Molto vivace	E♭ major	Piano solo	1853	[n 6]
Élégie	7	—	Molto adagio	F minor	Piano solo	1853	[n 7]
Piano Concerto No. 1	8	First movement	Allegro moderato	G minor	Piano and orchestra	1847–48	[n 8]
		Second movement	Andante	E♭ major
		Third movement	Finale. Allegro	G minor
Huldredansen	9	—	Allegro moderato	G minor	Piano solo	1853	[n 9]
Adagio et Rondo	10	—	Adagio; allegro moderato	B minor	Piano solo	1853	[n 10]
Nocturne No. 2	11	—	Andante cantabile	E major	Piano solo	1853	[n 11]
Thème Original et Fantaisie	12	Thème	Andante	B♭ minor	Piano solo	1855 c.	[n 12]
		Fantaisie	Adagio	D♭ major
Piano Sonata	13	First movement	Allegro moderato	C minor	Piano solo	1848 c.	[n 13]
		Second movement	Adagio	A♭ major
		Third movement	Rondo. Vivace	C major
6 Mazurkas	14	No. 1	Allegro	D minor	Piano solo	1853/54	[n 14]
		No. 2	Leggiero	G major
		No. 3	Leggiero	F minor
		No. 4	Moderato	F major
		No. 5	Allegro vivace	D major
		No. 6	Lento simplice	C minor
Piano Concerto No. 2	15	First movement	Allegro moderato	F minor	Piano and orchestra	1853	[n 3]
		Second movement	Adagio	E major
		Third movement	Finale. Mouvement de Tarentelle	F minor
3 Feuillets d'album	16	No. 1	Allegro moderato	B♭ major	Piano solo	1855	[n 15]
		No. 2	Lento	A♭ major
		No. 3	Marche funèbre. Legato	C minor
Nocturne No. 3	17	—	Adagio ma non troppo	G minor	Piano solo	1855	[n 16]
Grande Polonaise	18	—	Moderato	C♯ minor	Piano solo	1855–56 c.	[n 17]
Violin Sonata No. 1	19	First movement	Allegro moderato	G major	Chamber music	1855–56	[n 18]
		Second movement	Adagio	E♭ major
		Third movement	Scherzo. Presto	G minor
		Fourth movement	Finale. Allegro vivace	G major
Allegretto	20	—	Simplice	A major	Piano solo	1856	[n 19]
Cello Sonata	21	First movement	Allegro	E♭ major	Chamber music	1857	[n 20]
		Second movement	Allegretto	G minor
		Third movement	Finale. Allegro	E♭ major
Toccata	22	—	Allegro	F major	Piano solo	1857	[n 21]
La petite mendiante	23	—	Allegro ma non tropo	E minor	Piano solo	1858	[n 22]
Grande Mazurka	24	—	—	B♭ major	Piano solo	1858	[n 23]
Grande Étude	25	—	Allegro	C♯ minor	Piano solo	1858	[n 24]
Bruraslaatten	26	—	Maestoso	D major	Piano solo	1858	[n 25]
Valse	27	—	Moderato	D♭ major	Piano solo	1863 c.	[n 26]
Ballade	28	—	Allegretto	C minor	Piano solo	1860	[n 27]
Marche triomphale	29	—	Allegro moderato. Maestoso	E♭ major	Piano solo	1861	[n 28]
2 Grandes Valses (Nos. 5 & 6)	30	No. 1	Moderato	F major	Piano solo	1861	[n 29]
		No. 2	Moderato	F minor
Piano Trio	31	First movement	Allegro maestoso	B♭ major	Chamber music	1861	[n 30]
		Second movement	Scherzo. Moderato	D minor/D major
		Third movement	Adagio	E♭ major
		Fourth movement	Finale. Allegro	B♭ major
—	32	No. 1	Berceuse. Andante	G major	Piano solo	1862	[n 31]
		No. 2	Joyeux Refrain. Allegro	D major		1863
		No. 3	Dans la Vallée, Idylle. Andante ma non troppo	A major		1863 c.
Mazurka (Polskdans)	33	—	—	A major	Piano solo	1863	[n 32]
Au travers d'un songe	34	—	Andante	A♭ major	Piano solo	1868	[n 33]
Air de ballet	35	—	Allegretto	D minor	Chamber music	1865 c.	[n 34]
Capriccio appasionato	36	—	Allegro non troppo	B minor	Piano solo	1868	[n 35]
Violin Sonata No. 2	37	First movement	Largo — Allegro — Presto	E minor	Chamber music	1867 c.	[n 36]
		Second movement	Interlude (complainte). Andante	E major
		Third movement	Thème varié. Andante	E major
Impromptu	38	—	Allegro	G minor	Piano solo	1872	[n 37]
Nocturne No. 4	39	—	Andante	G♭ major	Piano solo	1872	[n 38]
Walhallafesten	40	—	Moderato	G minor/G major	Piano solo	1870 c.	[n 39]
Sonate pour deux pianos	41	First movement	Allegro maestoso	B minor	Piano duo	1870 c.	[n 40]
		Second movement	Andante	D major
		Third movement	Finale. Moderato	B major
Melodies écossaises	42	First section	Andante con moto	F♯ minor/F♯ major	Piano solo	1868 c.	[n 41] [18]
		Second section	= 60	D major/D minor/B♭ major
		Third section	= 144	A major
Étude	43	—	Allegro	E major	Piano solo	1867 c.	[n 42]
Pavane de la Reine Elisabeth	44	—	Andante noblement	C♯ minor/D♭ major	Piano solo	1870 c.	[n 43]

Works without opus number

Tellefsen's works without opus numbers are either piano studies or liturgical pieces. His Moderato, written in 1842, is one of his very first attempts in composition. Another collection of works consists of 21 short fughettas, versetti, and cantabile pieces, suitable in length in Roman Catholic and Lutheran services during the time in which they were written. The versetti are organ verses played in alternation with sung verses of hymns. The preludes were played for organ or pedal piano. They were used as preludes and postludes, while a cantabile piece might also appear after the sermon as an introduction to the next hymn. Variations on hymn tunes are a much-used form in church services as well.

Title	Catalogue number	Tempo marking	Key	Genre	Year	Notes
Valse	—	—	A major	Piano solo	—	—
Moderato	—	—	—	Piano solo	1842	—
Choral variations on the hymn "Kimer, I klokker"	—	—	G major	Piano solo	—	[n 44]
Prelude	—	Allegro moderato	G major	Piano solo	—	—
Lento - Allegro moderato - Tempo primo	—	—	—	Piano solo	—	—
Larghetto	—	—	—	Piano solo	—	—
Prelude	—	—	G major	Piano solo	—	—
Suite: Prelude, Versette, Prelude 2, Prelude da capo	—	—	G minor	Piano solo	—	—
Fughetta'r, Versettes & Cantabilla	Fughetta I	—	C major	Piano solo	—	[n 45]
	Fughetta II	—	C major
	Fughetta III	—	C major
	Fughetta IV	—	A minor
	Fughetta V	—	A minor
	Fughetta VI	—	A minor
	Fughetta VII	—	A minor
	Versette	—	G minor
	Fughetta VIII	—	G minor
	Cantabille	—	G minor
	Fughetta IX	—	G major
	Fughetta X	—	G major
	Fughetta XI	—	G major
	Cantabille	—	C major
	Cantabille	—	D major
	Fughetta XII	—	D dorian
	Interlude	—	D dorian
	Fughetta XIII	—	D dorian
	Versette	—	D minor
	Fughetta XIV	—	D minor
	Fughetta XV	—	E minor
Prelude to Fugue	—	—	—	Piano solo	—	—
A Minor Variation	—	—	—	Piano solo	—	—
Waltz	—	—	A minor	Piano solo	—	—
Adagio	—	—	D major	Piano solo	—	—
Prelude	—	—	G minor	Piano solo	—	—
Preludio Andantino - mixolidian d - da capo al fine	—	—	E minor	Piano solo	—	—
Preludio I	—	—	G major	Piano solo	—	—
Prelude	—	—	D major	Piano solo	—	—
Prelude (Picardian)	—	—	E	Piano solo	—	[n 46]
Fuga	—	—	D	Piano solo	—	[n 47]
Prelude II	—	—	G major	Piano solo	—	—
Adagio	—	Alla breve	D minor	Piano solo	—	—
Prelude III	—	—	G major	Piano solo	—	—
Interlude	—	—	C major	Piano solo	—	—
Variations on the Hymn "Jesus styr du mine tanker"	—	—	G major	Piano solo	—	[n 48]
Prelude on the Hymn "I Jesu Navn"	—	—	G minor	Piano solo	—	[n 49]

Notes and references

Notes

1. Dedicated to Sophie Laporte, Tellefsen's student, and later, his good friend. There was even talk of marriage between them, but after a break in 1850, they went their separate ways.
2. Dedicated to Jane Stirling.
3. Dedicated to Marcelina Czartoryska.
4. Dedicated to Christence Sophie Thiis on the day of her First Communion. Written for soprano with piano accompaniment. Tellefsen was good friends with Christence's father, Johan Fredrik Monrad Thiis (1805–1887).
5. No. 1 was dedicated to Z. Auber, No. 2 to Ludwika Jędrzejewicz, and No. 3 to Charlotte Jane Stirling of Glenbervie (27 September 1838 – 1866), a niece of Jean "Jane" Wilhemina Stirling.
6. Dedicated to Baron Nathaniel von Stockhausen, the Hanoverian ambassador to France, to whom Chopin also dedicated his Ballade No. 1.
7. Dedicated to the memory of François Gustave Oscar (son of Oscar I), hereditarian prince of Sweden and Norway. The piece ends with the hymn " Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende ", which is sung to the melody of " Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten " by Georg Neumark.
8. Dedicated to Oscar I. The concerto has a traditional bridal march from Sogn used as the main theme and a rhythmic theme as a second theme taken from the Halling dance.
9. Dedicated to Countess Delfina Potocka, née Komar. The title can be translated as "Dance of the Hulders"; it may have been written for the annual carnival celebration for Norwegian artists in Paris.
10. Dedicated to Charlotte de Rothschild. The title is also known as Adagio, Cantabile et Rondo.
11. Dedicated to Lady Mary Murray, née Rigby (1778–1861); wife of Sir John Archibald Murray.
12. Dedicated to Tellefsen's friend and fellow Chopin pupil, Paul Gunsberg (died 1845). This composition has an introduction marked Largo.
13. Dedicated to Countess Genovefa Paulina Emilia Puslowska, née Drucka-Lubecka (1821–1869); a daughter of Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki.
14. Nos. 1 and 2 were dedicated to Princess Anna Andreyevna Trubetskaya  [ ru ], née Countess Gudovich; wife of Prince Nikolai Ivanovich Trubetzkoy  [ ru ] and a granddaughter of Ivan Gudovich. Nos. 3 and 4 were dedicated to Countess Anna Nina Branicka, née Hołyńska h. Klamry (1824–1907); daughter of Michał Hołyński  [ be ] and wife of Aleksander Branicki. Nos. 5 and 6 were dedicated to Countess A. Mniszech (possibly Anna Maria Barbara Ludwika hr. Wandalin-Mniszech h. Kończyc (1827–1885), wife of Count Andrzej Jerzy Mniszech). No. 2 is entitled La Ronde.
15. Dedicated to Princess Elisabeth Czartoryska (possibly Izabella Elżbieta Czartoryska).
16. Dedicated to Countess Eleonora Laura Świeykowska h. Trzaska, née Lachman (1827–1892).
17. Dedicated to Her Royal Highness Wilhelmina Frederica Alexandra Anna Lowisa, royal princess of Sweden and Norway.
18. Dedicated to His Majesty Guillaume III, Roi des Pays-Bas. Written for violin and piano.
19. Dedicated to Madame Sherman.
20. Dedicated to Her Catholic Majesty Isabella II, Reine d'Espagne. Written for cello and piano.
21. Dedicated to Countess Anna Nina Branicka, née Hołyńska h. Klamry.
22. Dedicated to Princess Maria Vasilyevna Vorontsova, née Princess Trubetskaya (1819–1895); a daughter of Prince Vasily Sergeyevich Trubetskoy  [ ru ] and second wife of Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov  [ ru ]. The title can be translated as "The Little Beggar Girl".
23. Dedicated to Baroness Leonora de Rothschild (1837–1911), wife of Alphonse de Rothschild.
24. Dedicated to Madame Barbe de Stolypine (possibly Varvara Alekseyevna Stolypina, née Bakhmetyeva (1816–1896); a daughter of Alexey Nikolaevich Bakhmetev  [ ru ]).
25. Dedicated to Princess Julie Galitzin (probably Princess Julia Górska  [ lt ], née Golitsyn (1840–1914); sister of Grigory Golitsyn). The title can be translated as "Bridal Tune"; its subtitle is Danse Norvégienne (Norwegian Dance [No. 2]). It may have been written for the annual carnival celebration for Norwegian artists in Paris.
26. Dedicated to Charlotte de Rothschild.
27. Dedicated to Gioachino Rossini.
28. Dedicated to Baroness Marguerite de Contades, née Countess de Broc.
29. No. 1 was dedicated to Madame Marquess de Béthisy (possibly a daughter of Alfred-Charles-Gaston de Béthisy  [ fr ]), and No. 2 to Cécile Anspach (wife of Gustave de Rothschild).
30. Written for violin, cello, and piano.
31. No. 1 was dedicated to Countess Eleonora Laura Świeykowska h. Trzaska, née Lachman; No. 2 to Lady Ashburton, née Stuart Mackenzie; and No. 3 to Madame Amélie Lecarpentier, née Brunet. This composition, divided into three sections/movements, has no title. Some sources list it as Berceuse, while others just as Op. 32. All written for violin (alternatively, for cello) and piano.
32. Dedicated to Jenny Lind Goldschmidt. The subtitle can be translated as "Polish Dance".
33. Dedicated to Countess Genovefa Paulina Emilia Puslowska, née Drucka-Lubecka. The title can be translated as "Through a Dream".
34. Dedicated to Tellefsen's friend Stefan August Świeykowski h. Trzaska (1848–1876), son of Eleonora Laura.
35. Dedicated to Mlle C. Vannier.
36. Dedicated to Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. Written for violin (alternatively, for cello) and piano.
37. Dedicated to Tellefsen's friend Count Zygmunt Władysław Mikołaj Pusłowski (1848–1913), a son of Genovefa and father of Xawery Pusłowski  [ pl ].
38. Dedicated to Tellefsen's friend Count Francis Xaverius Pusłowski (1843–1908), a brother of Zygmunt.
39. Dedicated to Victoire Fernández de Velasco (née Balfe), duchess of Frías. The piece is subtitled Fête à Valhalla, Danse Norvégienne No. 3, which can be translated as "Party in Valhalla, Norwegian Dance No. 3". It may have been written for the annual carnival celebration for Norwegian artists in Paris in 1869.
40. Dedicated to Pedro II of Brazil.
41. Dedicated to Madame Hutchinson. After Tellefsen fled from Paris to London following the Franco-Prussian War, he apparently rented an apartment for teaching in Hutchinson's boarding house.
42. Dedicated to Madame Delaborde (possibly Sophie-Victoire Delaborde, George Sand's mother). This étude is one of the pieces that Isidor Philipp incorporated into his set of 12 Etudes de virtuosité, which also includes pieces composed by Alkan, Méreaux, Kessler, Willmers  [ de ], Mayer, and Liszt.
43. Dedicated to Betty von Rothschild.
44. Kimer, I klokker was a Christmas hymn written by Henrik Rung and N. F. S. Grundtvig in 1856 at the invitation of the vicar of Mern, Peter Rørdam  [ da ].
45. Fughettas Nos. II, VI, VII, and XIV for 4 voices; Nos. III–V, VIII–XIII, and XV for 3 voices. Fughetta XII written in the Dorian mode. Interlude, Mellonspill in Norwegian and Zwischenspiel in German, written in the Dorian mode as well.
46. Written in the Phrygian mode.
47. Written in the Dorian mode.
48. A Norwegian, eight-line-verse hymn translated as "Jesus, Guide Thou All My Thoughts", which has survived to our day thanks to oral tradition. It comes from the end of the 17th century, being first published in 1861 by Magnus Brostrup Landstad.
49. The well-known hymn among Norwegians, "I Jesu Navn skal al vor gjerning ske", translated as "Let all our works in the Name of Jesus be", was usually sung in the closing or opening of a service.

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• (no) Huldt-Nystrøm, Hampus (1959): Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen.
• (pl) Olszewski, Edward (2013): Fryderyk Chopin i Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen. Polsko - norweskie więzi muzyczne odkrywa pianistka Małgorzata Jaworska z Krakowa i norweskiego Arendal, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2013, ISBN   978-83-7780-631-9.
• (en) Lim, Mikyung (December 2014): The Influence of Norwegian Folk Elements on Thomas Dyke Tellefsen’s Mazurkas Op. 3 (1849) and Op. 14 (1853). Doctor of Musical Arts (Performance) at the University of North Texas.

External links

• Free scores by Thomas Tellefsen at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)