Composer
Ferdinand Ries
German composer
1784–1838
19 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1784
- Died
- 1838
- Birthplace
- Bonn
- Place of death
- Frankfurt
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first concerto is not published), three operas, and numerous other works, including 26 string quartets. In 1838 he published a collection of reminiscences of his teacher Beethoven, co-written with Beethoven's
friend, Franz Wegeler. Ries' symphonies, some chamber works—most of them with piano—his violin concerto and his piano concertos have been recorded, exhibiting a style which, given his connection to Beethoven, lies between the Classical and early Romantic styles.
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Life and musical career
- Career institutions / employers
- Theater Aachen
- Instruments played
- piano
- Official website
- http://www.ferdinand-ries.de
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 22334988
- ISNI
- 0000000108785816
- GND ID
- 118600966
- Library of Congress ID
- n81063154
- MusicBrainz ID
- ba4a674d-57f0-440b-82f9-798965c05dd9
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Clarinet, violin, Flute, Bassoon
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 10
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Cello Sonata, Op.20 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| piano sonata No.47 | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Perpetuum mobile | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Piano Sonata, Op.26 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Grand Sonata in F minor for Violin and Piano, Op.19 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Cradle Song | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Piano Concerto No.3 in C# minor, Op.55 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sonata g minor Op.29 |
|
| View sheet music |
| 3 Airs Russes Variés, Op.72 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fantasie No. 3 on Themes from Mozart's "Le Nozze de Figaro", Op.77 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Piano Concerto No.4, Op.115 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Piano Trio No.5, Op. Posth. |
|
| View sheet music |
| Septet for Piano, Winds and Strings, Op.25 |
|
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Sextet, Op.142 |
|
| View sheet music |
| Sonata g minor Op.29 - Score |
|
| View sheet music |
| Sonata g minor Op.29 - Clarinet |
|
| View sheet music |
| La Capricciosa | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Adagio Elegiaque | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 2. Klaviersonate, Opus 1, Nr. 2 |
|
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 22334988. Portrait: Carl Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.