Raff, Joseph Joachim R Composers Composition
Raff, Joseph Joachim R Composers Composition
Romantic composer Joachim Raff (1822-1900) was born in Zurich, Switzerland but lived and worked most of his life in Germany. He wrote a variety of instrumental and vocal music, but his fame declined and only his Cavatina is widely remembered.
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Joachim Raff Society - Official site includes biography, news, descriptions of many pieces, message board, catalogue of works sorted by opus and genre, discography and recommended recordings, RAM audio samples, and society information.
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Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882) - Karadar dictionary entry with brief life, works, MIDI audio from Piano Sonata opus 14: Allegro, and related composer links.
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Raff, Joseph Joachim - Entry from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music with outline of life, evaluation of his musical style and substance, and summary of his posterity.
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Raff Biography - Life, illustration and list of works published by Edition Nordstern.
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The Unlikely Return of Joseph Raff - Article from the International Herald Tribune shows the how the passion of one woman began a revival in the composer's music as she ironed shirts to finance the performance of his Fifth Symphony in June 2002.
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Joseph Joachim Raff - Classical Composers Database Entry focusing on his music and contradicting the opinion that he was a superficial, unimportant composer. Includes links to related topics.
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Joachim Raff - Profile by David Wright for MusicWeb(UK) discusses his place among his contemporaries, noting how his allegiance to older forms and dislike of the newer German music at times kept him out of the musical mainstream.
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