Question

____ was called the "Valkyrie of the Piano."

A. Louise Farrenc
B. Clara Wieck Schumann
C. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
D. Teresa Carreno

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Teresa Carreno.
She was a famous pianist from Venezuela, who got the nickname of "Valkyrie of the Piano" because of her energetic style of playing the piano. She was considered to have a 'masculine vigor of tone,' which was quite unusual at the time for women.