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Carl Loewe

1796 - 1869

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Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe (German: [ˈjoːhan kaʁl ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈløːvə]; 30 November 1796 – 20 April 1869), usually called Carl Loewe (sometimes seen as Karl Loewe), was a German composer, tenor singer and conductor. In his lifetime, his songs ("Balladen") were well enough known for some to call him the "Schubert of North Germany", and Hugo Wolf came to admire his work. He is less known today, but his ballads and songs, which number over 400, are occasionally performed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Loewe is the 448th most popular composer (down from 401st in 2019), the 1,819th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,630th in 2019) and the 68th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carl Loewe ranks 448 out of 1,451. Before him are Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Giovanni Pacini, Hugo Riemann, Miki Matsubara, Grock, and Johannes Tinctoris. After him are John Blow, Antonio de Cabezón, Pierre de la Rue, Bruno Maderna, Christoph Graupner, and Simon Mayr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Carl Loewe ranks 16. Before him are Asher Brown Durand, Jakob Steiner, Walter Hunt, Peter Fendi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, and Giovanni Pacini. After him are Carl Ludwig Blume, Ang Duong, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia, François Mignet, and Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao. Among people deceased in 1869, Carl Loewe ranks 20. Before him are Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Alexandrine Tinné, and Carl Gustav Carus. After him are Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Carl Reichenbach, John A. Roebling, Roger Fenton, and Afzal-ud-Daulah.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl Loewe ranks 1,819 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Sander (1941), Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1830), August Hirt (1898), Balthasar Hubmaier (1485), Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (1097), and Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651). After him are Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Peter Henlein (1479), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), Lothar von Trotha (1848), and Armin Meiwes (1961).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Carl Loewe ranks 68. Before him are Albert Lortzing (1801), Johann Kirnberger (1721), Johann Schein (1586), Ferdinand Ries (1784), Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (1716), and Hugo Riemann (1849). After him are Christoph Graupner (1683), Simon Mayr (1763), Alfred Einstein (1880), Heinrich Marschner (1795), Joseph Martin Kraus (1756), and Friedrich von Flotow (1812).

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