Rudorff, Ernst (Friedrich Karl)
Rudorff, Ernst (Friedrich Karl)
Rudorff, Ernst (Friedrich Karl) , German pianist, teacher, and composer; b. Berlin, Jan. 18, 1840; d. there, Dec. 31, 1916. He studied with Bargiel in Berlin and with Moscheles, Plaidy, and Reinecke in Leipzig. After teaching in Cologne (1865–69), he was head of the piano dept. at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin (1869–1910). He was a friend of Brahms. He composed 3 syms., a Romantische Ouvertüre, Variations on an Original Theme for Orch., a String Sextet, choral works, duets, songs, and piano pieces.
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