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Joseph Joachim Raff , 1822-82, Swiss-German composer and pianist, largely self-taught. He was a friend and follower of Liszt , who produced his opera King Alfred at Weimar in 1851. A prolific composer, Raff achieved a position of eminence in Germany during his late years, but is chiefly remembered for the Lenore symphony (1872) and a few salon pieces.

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Raff, (Joseph) Joachim (b Lachen, Switz., 1822; d Frankfurt, 1882). Ger. composer. School-teacher who taught himself pf., vn., and comp. Orchestrated some of Liszt's works at Weimar. Espoused cause of ‘music of the future’. Pf. teacher, Wiesbaden, from 1856. Dir., Hoch Cons., Frankfurt, 1877–82. Taught Amer. composer MacDowell. Prolific and attractive composer whose mus. has enjoyed a modest revival after being almost forgotten except for celebrated Cavatina for vn. and pf. Comps. incl. 6 operas; oratorio; 11 syms., incl. No.3 Im Walde (In the Forest), No.5 Lenore, No.7 In den Alpen (In the Alps), No.9 Im Sommer (In Summer); pf. conc.; 2 vn. concs.; 2 vc. concs.; 9 str. qts.; 5 vn. sonatas; pf. quintet; octet; sectet; vc. sonata; songs, transcrs., etc.

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	Joseph Joachim Raff: Violin Concertos NOs. 1 and 2. Michaela Paetsch-Neftel, violin; Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair, cond. (Tudor Recording 7086; Badenerstrasse 351 Magazine article from: Strings; 5/1/2001; ; 580 words ; Joseph Joachim Raff. Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2. Michaela Paetsch-Neftel...variety from chamber music to opera. For more information about Raff, visit the Joachim Raff Society at www.raff.org. -Christopher Whiting
	Henri Vieuxtemps: Cello Concertos No. 1, Op. 46, and No. 2, Op. 50/Joseph Joachim Raff: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 193, and No. 2, Op. Posth. Begegnung, for cello and piano, Op. 86, No. 1. Duo for cello and piano, Op. 59 Magazine article from: Strings; 1/1/2006; ; 691 words ; ...EMI Classics, 5 75641-2) Joseph Joachim Raff: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 193...7121) The cello concertos of Raff (1822-1882) and Vieuxtemps...shimmering opening of the first Raff, for example), and technical...
	The unlikely return of Joseph Raff MEANWHILE Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/26/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...the first time she heard something by the composer Joseph Joachim Raff that she ironed several thousand shirts to raise...performance of one of his symphonies in London. Joseph Joachim Raff? He wins the Antonio Salieri prize for falling from...
	CLASSICAL RECORDINGS; Marco Polo: The Label That Brings Hidden Symphonies to Light Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/31/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...Lobos (1887-1959) and the Swiss Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882). The Danubius Quartet...folk music and expertly performed. Raff's Symphonies No. 8 ("Spring...knowingly structured and orchestrated (Raff was employed for a while orchestrating...
	Anniversaries Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/27/1997; 545 words ; ...poet and social reformer, 1819; Joseph Joachim Raff, composer, 1822; Jay Gould...Niccolo Paganini, violinist, 1840; Joseph Bosworth, lexicographer and scholar...Koch, bacteriologist, 1910; Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, physicist and chemist...
	Concerts Prices listed wher ... Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/21/2008; 700+ words ; ...Christopher Rouse and Tchaikovsky. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212...Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique." Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212...group will perform selections by Joseph Joachim Raff, John Harbison and Richard Strauss...
	ANNOUNCEMENTS Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 11/12/2008; 683 words ; ...30 p.m. Nov. 21 at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Church Circle in Annapolis. The concert will open with Joseph Joachim Raff's Sinfonietta in F Major, Op. 188, followed by John Harbison's "Music for Eighteen Wind Instruments...
	The Piano Master Classes of Hans von Bulow: Two Participants' Accounts. Magazine article from: Notes; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Rhapsodies and paraphrases, while acknowledging the worth of other Liszt works. Pieces by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Joachim Raff, and Joseph Rheinberger met with Bulow's approval and were performed in his classes. George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang...
	Violin Sonatas: No. 1 in a; No. 2 in d; No. 3 in a Magazine article from: Fanfare; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...but also Mendelssohn, Cade, Raff, Dvork, Grieg, Saint-Sans...first performed in 1853 by Clara and Joseph Joachim. The Third Sonata is not all of...was written for and presented to Joseph Joachim as a gift. Its first movement was...
	NEW RELEASES: CLASSICAL Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/2/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...making this disc one of the season's happier surprises. Joachim Raff: Symphony No. 5 ("Lenore"); "Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott" Overture (Marco Polo 8.223455). Raff (1822-1882) was a highly competent and often interesting...