(An’-to-nyen Ri-kha) 1770–1836 Czech-French composer Born in Prague, Reicha studied the violin and piano with his uncle, Joseph Reicha. He then lived in Bonn, where he became a friend of Beethoven. After striving largely in vain for operatic success, he settled in 1801 in Vienna, where he formed a close friendship with Haydn. In 1808 he went ...
‘ricochet’ bowing and imaginative fingerings – that remains his most enduring legacy. Recommended Recording: 24 Caprices, Salvatore Accardo (Deutsche Grammophon) Introduction | Early Romantic | Classical Personalities | Antonin Reicha | Early Romantic | Classical ...
of variations on Der Tod und das Mädchen (‘Death and the Maiden’). Mendelssohn and Schumann in contrast often used more pianistic forms and idioms. Some composers, notably Spohr, Reicha and Cherubini, turned to the less formal, more virtuoso potential of variations on popular themes, potpourris and quatuors brillants in which the first violin dominated the texture. ...
During the classical era women, usually from the nobility or royalty, continued to play an important role in promoting music. In Berlin, Frederick the Great’s sister, Anna Amalia (1723–87), encouraged the performance of earlier music by building an impressive library of works by the great composers. Another Anna Amalia, the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1739–1807), established a ...
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