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Karl Klindworth

1830 - 1916

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Karl Klindworth (25 September 1830 – 27 July 1916) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, violinist and music publisher. He was one of Franz Liszt's pupils and later one of his closest disciples and friends, being also on friendly terms with composer Richard Wagner, of whom he was an admirer. He was highly praised by fellow musicians, including Wagner himself and Edward Dannreuther. Among his pupils were Hans von Bülow, Georgy Catoire, and Ethelbert Nevin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Klindworth is the 1,098th most popular composer (down from 1,093rd in 2019), the 4,332nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,323rd in 2019) and the 158th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Karl Klindworth ranks 1,098 out of 1,451. Before him are William Lawes, Patrick Doyle, Toivo Kuula, Johann Nicolaus Bach, Felice Anerio, and Jānis Ivanovs. After him are Peter H. Gilmore, Cyril Scott, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Karol Kurpiński, Leo Ornstein, and Walter Braunfels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Karl Klindworth ranks 59. Before him are Ivan Larionov, Daniel Oliver, Jhalkaribai, Gustav Lange, John Douglas, and John Moresby. After him are Clémence Royer, James G. Blaine, Henry Peach Robinson, Peter Arnold Heise, Juan Manuel Blanes, and Charles Wyville Thomson. Among people deceased in 1916, Karl Klindworth ranks 117. Before him are Chen Qimei, Henri Harpignies, Rik Wouters, Leo Anton Karl de Ball, Josiah Royce, and Oskar Gripenberg. After him are Maksim Kovalevsky, Alaiza Pashkevich, Germán Riesco, Ștefan Luchian, Georgios Theotokis, and Gabrielle Petit.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Klindworth ranks 4,334 out of 7,253. Before him are Emil Rausch (1883), Max Dessoir (1867), Klaus Doldinger (1936), Ditmar Jakobs (1953), Gertrude of Brunswick (1060), and Georg Anton Friedrich Ast (1778). After him are Christian Ziege (1972), Gottfried Arnold (1665), Jaki Liebezeit (1938), Markus Söder (1967), Mechthild of the Palatinate (1419), and Fritz Graebner (1877).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Karl Klindworth ranks 158. Before him are Johann Adolf Scheibe (1708), Johann Theile (1646), Frederick Loewe (1901), Eduard Künneke (1885), Hugo Distler (1908), and Johann Nicolaus Bach (1669). After him are Walter Braunfels (1882), Boris Papandopulo (1906), Gottfried August Homilius (1714), Johanna Kinkel (1810), Adolf Bernhard Marx (1795), and Otto Jahn (1813).

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