Jakob Rosenhain (''Jacob'', ''Jacques'') (2 December 1813 – 21 March 1894) was a German

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pianist and composer. Rosenhain was born in

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made his debut at the age of 11.Obituary , 21 April 1894, p. 378. During their 1837 season, he was a soloist with the

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

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at least from 1839. He worked with

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

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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. 42See Brown (1886). * Symphony No. 2 in F minor, Op. 43 (performed, possibly premiered, 1846 by Mendelssohn in Leipzig), vol. 40, 1899 (1 August 1899 issue), pp. 530-1. Discusses letters between Rosenhain and Mendelssohn from August 1839. * 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, Opp. 55, 57, 65 (pub. 1864) * Sonata in D minor for cello (or violin, or viola) and piano, Op. 98. (manuscript for viola, noted i
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and dates from 1893) * Four Piano Trios ;Songs * at least two dozenSee the Ezust Lied and Art Song Texts Page, in References.

References

Bibliography

* * Brown, James Duff (1886). . A. Gardner. page 522. * Hubbard, W. L. (William Lines) (1910/2005 reprint) .

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. . * May, Florence (1905). . E. Arnold. Pages 28–9. * Pratt, Waldo Selden; Mendel, Arthur (1907). . G. Schirmer. Page 538. * *

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