Reinecke

(ri'-nek-g), Carl He in rich Carsten, pst., compr., condr. b. Altona, June 23, 1824; d. March 10, 1910, at Leipzig. Pf. pupil of father; after 1843 made tours m Scand in a via and Germany; friend of Mendel ohn and Schumann at Leipzig; pst. to Christian VIII; after some years in Paris, taught at Cologne Cons. 1851; was director Barmen 1854-59; dir. and condr. Smgakademie, Breslau, 1859-60; condr. Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 1860-95; also prof, of pf. and comp, at Leipzig Cons. 1860-1902, where he had many famous pupils, Joseffy, Maas, etc.; leader m Leipzig for 25 years: works, especially those for pf., ana chamber mus show skill in construction and considerable romantic feeling; settings for women’s voices of Domroschen, Schneewittchen, etc., also noteworthy; besides concertos for ’cello, vln., harp, operas, cantatas, overtures, etc., contributions to English and German periodicals.