Friedrich Kalkbrenner worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Friedrich Kalkbrenner as German-born French pianist, composer, piano teacher and piano manufacturer (1784-1849).
Friedrich Kalkbrenner was born at Kassel in 1785. His recorded nationality is Germany. He trained at Conservatoire de Paris.
The concert hall and the public audience were new in this period; music was beginning to be written for buyers rather than employers.
He worked as classical composer, pianist and musicologist.
The instruments recorded are piano.
His work is classed as classical music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
The honours record reads: Legion of Honour, Order of the Red Eagle and Order of Leopold.
That the work came out of Germany shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Friedrich Kalkbrenner died in 1849, aged 64. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Legion of Honour
- Order of the Red Eagle
- Order of Leopold
- Instruments: piano
- Genres: classical music
