About Carl Grädener
Lived 1812 – 1883 (aged 71). Carl Grädener was a composer, musicologist, pianist, music theorist, cellist and conductor.
Karl Graedener (14 January 1812 – 10 June 1883) was a German composer.
Biography He was born in Rostock. From 1835 to 1838 he was a cellist in Helsinki. Then, he was musical director of the Kiel University for ten years. In 1851 he founded a singing school in Hamburg, which he directed until 1861. From 1862 to 1865 he taught singing and music theory at the Vienna Conservatory and then at the Hamburg Conservatory until his death.
Works His compositions included three operas, two symphonies, a piano concerto, chamber music and Lieder.
His son Hermann Graedener was also a composer.
His grandson Ernst Sigismund Fischer was a well-known mathematician.
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Who was Carl Grädener?
German composer (1812–1883)
When was Carl Grädener born?
Carl Grädener was born on 14 January 1812 in Rostock.
When did Carl Grädener die?
Carl Grädener died on 10 June 1883 in Hamburg.
What was Carl Grädener's occupation?
Carl Grädener was a composer, musicologist, pianist, music theorist, cellist and conductor.
What nationality was Carl Grädener?
Carl Grädener's recorded nationality: Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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