Elena Asachi



Elena Asachi, née Teyber, (30 October 1789 – May 1877) was a Romanian pianist, singer and composer of Austrian birth. She was the daughter of Austrian composer Anton Teyber and niece of concertmaster Franz Teyber.

Elena Teyber was born in Vienna and studied music under her father as a child in Dresden. Later she studied in Vienna under opera singer Domenico Donzelli. After completing her studies, she became a professor at Iași Conservatory where she was known as a pianist and composer from 1827 to 1863. She married Gheorghe Asachi, with whom she collaborated on songs and theatrical works. Together with her husband she promoted the creation of the first music institute in the Principality of Moldavia - the Philharmonic-Drama Conservatory. She died in Iași.

Works
Selected works include:
 * Fête pastorale des bergers moldaves (pastoral-vaudeville) 1834
 * Contrabantul (The Smuggler) (comedy-vaudeville) 1837
 * Țiganii (The Gypsies) (vaudeville with songs) 1856

Songs:
 * Ballade moldave (with G. Asachi) 1834
 * Se starb, sagst tu (G. Asachi, translated by E. Asachi) 1837
 * Song of Society (with G. Asachi) 1849