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1business, first in Dresden and later in Berlin. Compositions include four famous suites played by most virtuosos.
3RIES, HUBERT, German violinist and composer, b. Bonn, Apr. 1, 1802. Studied under Spohr and occupied various posts of distinction as concertmaster, conductor and teacher, including leadership of the Royal Orchestra at Berlin and director of the Berlin Philharmonic Society. Compositions include two violin concertos and a violin method. D. Berlin, Sept. 14, 1886.
5RIES, LOUIS, German violinist, b. Berlin, Jan. 30, 1830. Studied under his father, Hubert Ries, and under Vieuxtemps. Settled in London and was a member of the Quartet of the Musical Union for fifteen years and second violin at the Monday Night Popular Concerts for thirty-eight years. D. London, Oct. 3, 1913.
7RIETZ, EDOUARD, German violinist, b. Berlin, Oct., 1802. Studied under his father and under Rode. He became a member of the Royal Orchestra, resigning on account of ill health, and founded an orchestral society which he conducted with great success. Rietz was an intimate friend of Mendelssohn, who regarded him highly as a player and a man, dedicating several compositions to him. D. Berlin, Jan. 23, 1832.
9RITTER, HERMAN, German violinist and musicologist, b. Wismar, Sept. 26, 1849. Inventor of the "viola alta" an instrument claimed to be an improvement on the ordinary viola, substituting the resonance of the violin for the usual muffled tone of the viola. In 1876, he toured all Europe as a viola virtuoso, becoming professor at the Würzburg Royal School of Music and in 1905 founded the Ritter Quartet, composed of the viola, viola alta, viola tenore and viola bassa. He has written numerous works on the viola and its history.
11RITTMESTER, HEINRICH, German violinist, b. Bremen, Jan. 31, 1881. Studied at Bremen and Munich, playing the Mozart "D Major Concerto" at the age of fourteen with the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra. Has held various positions as member and concertmaster of orchestras in Munich, Bremen and in the United States with the New York Russian Symphony Orchestra, and the Minneapolis Symphony. He is at present Concertmaster of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and leader of the Rittmeister String Quartet.
13RIVARDE, SERGEI ACHILLE, American violinist, b. New York in 1865. Studied under Dancla, Simon and Wieniawski, taking first prize at the Paris Conservatory and becoming concertmaster of the Lamoureux Orchestra for several years; later professor of violin at the Royal College of Music, Berlin.
15ROBERRECHTS, ANDRÉ, Belgian violinist and composer, b. Brussels, Dec. 16, 1797. Studied under Van der Plancken, Baillot and Viotti, becoming solo violinist to the King of Belgium, later settling in Paris as virtuoso and teacher. Compositions include a romantic fantasy and solo for the violin. D. Paris, May 23, 1860.
17RODE, JACQUES PIERRE JOSEPH, French violinist and composer, b. Bordeaux, Feb. 16, 1774. Studied under Fauvel and Viotti. Toured Holland and Germany and became professor of violin at the Paris Conservatory. He also occupied the posts of solo violinist to Napoleon and Czar Alexander of Russia. Boccherini is said to have written a concerto for him and Beethoven the Romance Op. 50. Compositions include the celebrated "Twenty-four Caprices," thirteen concertos, a violin method and smaller works. D. Chateau-Bourbon, Nov. 25, 1830.
19ROENTGEN, ENGELBERT, Dutch violinist, b. Deventes, Sept. 30, 1829. Studied under David at the Leipzig Conservatory and became a member of the Opera and Gewandhaus Orchestra; later professor at the Conservatory and successor of David at the first desk of the Gewandhaus Orchestra. He also prepared a scholarly edition of the Beethoven Quartets. His son, Julius, has written sonatas for violin and piano. D. Leipzig, Dec. 12, 1897.
21ROENTGEN, JULIUS, Dutch violinist, b. Amsterdam, May 12, 1881. Studied under Cramer, Flesch and Joachim. Became concertmaster at Dusseldorf and came to the United States as second violin of the Kneisel Quartet and teacher at the New York Institute of Musical Art. Now professor of violin at the Rotterdam Conservatory and leader of a chamber music organization.
23ROLLA, ALESSANDRO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Pavia, Apr. 22, 1755. Studied under Renzi and Conti and became leader of the Orchestra at Parma where Paganini studied with him. In 1802, he was leader and conductor at the La Scala Opera House, Milan, and professor of violin at the Milan Conservatory. Compositions include several concertos for the violin and
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