Joachim Ralph
Joseph Joachim Raff (May 27, 1822 - June 24, 1882), Swiss composer, pianist, music educator. Early self-study music, after being recommended by Mendelssohn and Schumann, and served as Liszt's assistant. 1877 served as president of the Frankfurt Conservatory of Music. Ralph is a prolific composer, works number to more than 200. Most of the orchestral works with a title, to a certain extent, similar to Liszt, but the overall style is still relatively traditional. Chamber music works relative to a higher quality, creative skills, melody beautiful and moving. Some of his works (such as the Seventh Symphony "Alps") are considered to have some influence on Sibelius and Richard Strauss. ...