Rodolphe Kreutzer

Rodolphe Kreutzer (November 16, 1766 - January 6, 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, composer and conductor.

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November 16 - 1766 - January 6 - 1831 - French - Violinist - Composer - Conductor

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He was born in Versailles, and was initially taught by his father with later lessons from Anton Stamitz. He became one of the foremost violin virtuosi of his day, appearing as a soloist until 1810. After hearing him play the violin in Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated his ninth violin sonata (the so-called Kreutzer Sonata, 1803) to him. For a time he was leader of the Paris Opera, and from 1817 conducted there.

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Versailles - Anton Stamitz - Vienna - Ludwig van Beethoven - Kreutzer Sonata - Paris Opera

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He was a violin professor at the Paris Conservatoire from its foundation in 1795 until 1826. He was co-author of the Conservatoire's violin method with Pierre Rode and Pierre Baillot. The three are considered the founding trinity of the French school of violin playing.

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Paris Conservatoire - Pierre Rode - Pierre Baillot

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Kreutzer died in Geneva.

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Kreutzer's compositions include nineteen violin concertos and around forty operas. He is best known today, however, for the 42 études ou caprices (1796), which are still used as pedagogic studies.

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Concerto - Opera

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Rodolphe Kreutzer was the brother of violinist and composer Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer (1778-1832) and the uncle of the writer on music Léon Charles François Kreutzer (1817-1868).

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