Jakob Rosenhain (27 December 1813 in Mannheim

Mannheim

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 – 21 March 1894 in Baden-Baden

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) was a Jewish and German

Germans

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 pianist

Pianist

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 and composer

Composer

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 of classical music

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Rosenhain made his debut at the age of 11. During their 1837 season, he was a soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

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 (on April 17), which in 1854 (also in April) programmed one of his symphonies.

He worked with Johann Baptist Cramer

Johann Baptist Cramer

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 on a published school of piano-playing. From 1849 he made his home in Paris

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He was a friend of Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

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at least from 1839.

Selected compositions

Four operas:

• Der Besuch in Irrenhause (1834)
• Liswenna (1835)
• Le Démon de la Nuit (1851); Liswenna rewritten
• Volage et Jaloux (1863)

Orchestra

• Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 42
• Symphony No. 2 in F minor, op. 43 (performed, possibly premiered, 1846 by Mendelssohn in Leipzig)
• Symphony No. 3 "Im Frühling", op. 61

Concertante

• Piano Concerto in D minor, op. 73

Chamber works

• Piano Quartet in E, op. 1
• Sonata in E for piano with violoncello or violin, op. 38
• Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 44?; à M. Fétis
• Sonate Symphonique in F minor (Piano Sonata No.2?), Op.70 (pub. Breitkopf, 1887)
• Piano Sonata (No.3?) in D, Op.74 (published by Breitkopf, 1886)
• 3 String Quartets, op. 55, 57, 65 (pub. 1885?, 1894?, 1884)
• Sonata in D minor for viola and piano, op. 98
• Four Piano Trios

Songs

• At least 2 dozen