Karl Drechsler (27 June 1800 – 1 December 1873) was a German cellist and teacher.

Life

Drechsler was born in

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, and in 1820 he joined the

court chapel A court chapel (German: Hofkapelle) is a chapel (building) and/or a chapel as a musical ensemble associated with a royal or noble court. Most of these are royal (court) chapels, but when the ruler of the court is not a king, the more generic "co ...

in Dessau. He went in 1824 to study with

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, and returning to Dessau he received in 1826 the title of Ducal ''

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''. He played as a soloist, in a quartet and as player in the orchestra. He retired in 1873, and died later that year in Dresden. He was said to have a noble, beautiful tone, elegant bowing, clean execution, clear intonation and tasteful presentation. He drew many students to Dessau; these included

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and .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drechsler, Karl 1800 births 1873 deaths 19th-century classical musicians German classical cellists