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Klindworth
Klindworth or Klintworth may refer to the following people: Klindworth: * Johann Andreas Klindworth (1742–1813), German watchmaker and court mechanic ** Carl August Klindworth, 19th century German mechanic and entrepreneur, son of Johann Klindworth *** Karl Klindworth (1830–1917), German composer, pianist, conductor, violinist and music publisher, son of Carl Klindworth ** Georg Klindworth (1798–1882), German diplomat and intelligence agent, son of Johann Klindworth and brother of Carl Klindworth *** Agnes Street-Klindworth (1825–1906), illegitimate daughter of Georg Klindworth and lover of the composer Franz Liszt * Johann Klindworth (1900–1976), German politician, Christian Democratic Union member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony * Steve Klindworth, founder of SuperCircuits, an audio and video surveillance company in Texas, U.S. Klintworth: * Gordon K. Klintworth (1932–2014), American professor of ophthalmology and pathology * Kimberly Perkins Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Klindworth
Karl Klindworth (25 September 183027 July 1916) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, violinist and music publisher. He was one of Franz Liszt's pupils and later one of his closest disciples and friends, being also on friendly terms with composer Richard Wagner, of whom he was an admirer. He was highly praised by fellow musicians, including Wagner himself and Edward Dannreuther. Among his pupils were Hans von Bülow, Georgy Catoire, and Ethelbert Nevin. Biography Family Klindworth was born in Hanover in 1830 as the son of Carl August Klindworth and Dorothea Wilhelmine (1800–1853), née Lamminger, daughter of court printer Johann Thomas Lamminger (1757–1805). He was the nephew of politician and State Council Georg Klindworth and clockmaker Karl Friedrich Felix Klindworth (1788–1851). As a child, the young Klindworth received violin lessons and taught himself to play the piano. As he was not accepted as violin pupil of Louis Spohr, he then joined a traveling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |