Willem Kes worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Willem Kes as Dutch conductor and composer (1856-1934).
Willem Kes was born at Dordrecht in 1856. His recorded nationality is Netherlands. He trained at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as conductor, composer and violinist.
The instruments recorded are violin.
His work is classed as classical music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Netherlands shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Willem Kes died in 1934, aged 78. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: violin
- Genres: classical music
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