Life

Athanasiu-Gardeev was born in Galaţi

Galati

Galați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port....

, Moldavia

Moldavia

Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...

, in 1834. She studied music in Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

 and then piano and composition in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 with Julius Schulhoff and composition in St. Petersburg with Anton Rubenstein. She married Vasile Hermaziu and then General Gardeev who introduced her to Russian aristocracy. After the Romanian War of Independence

Romanian War of Independence

The Romanian War of Independence is the name used in Romanian historiography to refer to the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish war, following which Romania, fighting on the Russian side, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire...

, she lived in Bucharest, teaching voice, lute and piano. She died in Bucharest in 1917.

Works

Many of Athanasiu-Gardeev's compositions were based on Romanian folklore. Selected works include:

• Romanian March, Op. 1
• Myosotis (mazurka)
• Sourvenir de Odessa (mazurka)
• Polca capricioasa
• Wordless romance
• Scherzo
• Imn hymn for mixed chorus
• Collection de chansons
• 3 Leider