Johann Baptist Cramer
Johann Baptist Cramer ( born February 24, 1771 in Mannheim, † April 16, 1858 in Kensington ) was an English pianist and composer of German descent.
Life
Cramer, who came to London as a three year old with his parents, was one of the most famous pianists of his time, and in addition known as a piano teacher. Britain's Queen Victoria was thrilled with his performance. His teachers were Hélène de Montgeroult at the Conservatoire de Paris and Clementi. His father, Wilhelm, was a renowned violinist in the then famous orchestra at the Mannheim court; just as his grandfather.
On his concert tours several years (1788-1790 and 1799-1800) through Europe he met Beethoven. Cramer was also a successful entrepreneur in piano and as a music publisher in London. The piano brand still exists today and is in demand in the Far East. The music publishing, which he opened as co-partners with John Addison and Beagle, exists under the name of JB Cramer & Co.Ltd. also today. Cramer was a founder of the Philharmonic Society in London.
His published as the fifth part of the Great practical piano forte school ( 1815) eighty-four Etudes, Op 50, ( 1804 to 1810 originated ), are indispensable today still relevant and in piano pedagogy, they were revised by Hans von Bülow ( Cramer- Bülow- Etudes ).
Part of his piano works is rather simple structure, these are works that he wrote for his publishing company to supply to the large number of amateurs with "real Cramer ". He created his full-fledged works primarily for itself This stylistically between Hummel and Beethoven and are technically demanding.
Beethoven biographer Ferdinand Ries reported that Beethoven Cramer explicitly praised as the only pianist and virtuoso composers.
Works (selection)
Piano
Piano sonatas
- La parody op.43 (1810 )
- L' Ultima op.53 (1815 )
- 3 Sonatas Les Suivantes op.57 - op.59 ( 1817-1818 )
- Le Retour à Londres op.62 (1818 )
- L' Amicitia op.64 (1825 )