Richard Mühlfeld
Illustration — Richard Mühlfeld Richard Bernhard Herrmann Mühlfeld (February 28, 1856 – June 1, 1907) was a German clarinettist who inspired Johannes Brahms and Gustav Jenner to write chamber works including the instrument. The pieces that Brahms wrote for him are the Clarinet Trio, the Clarinet Quintet, and the Clarinet Sonatas. Richard Mühlfeld was born in Bad Salzungen, where as a youth he played in the spa orchestra, Mühlfeld originally joined the Meiningen Court Orchestra (Hofkapelle) as a violinist and changed to the clarinet three years later.
Richard Mühlfeld
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- Born
- 1856 · Bad Salzungen.
- Died
- 1907 · Meiningen.
- Nationality
- Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
- Occupation
- clarinetist · music director · violinist · musician
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Richard Mühlfeld Richard Bernhard Herrmann Mühlfeld (February 28, 1856 – June 1, 1907) was a German clarinettist who inspired Johannes Brahms and Gustav Jenner to write chamber works including the instrument. The pieces that Brahms wrote for him are the Clarinet Trio, the Clarinet Quintet, and the Clarinet Sonatas. Richard Mühlfeld was born in Bad Salzungen, where as a youth he played in the spa orchestra, Mühlfeld originally joined the Meiningen Court Orchestra (Hofkapelle) as a violinist and changed to the clarinet three years later.
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Born at Bad Salzungen in 1856, died in Meiningen in 1907.
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Gedenktafel für den Musiker Richard Mühlfeld an seinem Wohnhaus "Ernestiner Hof" in Meiningen.
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