Carl Loewe

Carl Loewe
Carl Loewe
Born
Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe

30 November 1796
Died20 April 1869(1869-04-20) (aged 72)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Composer, tenor singer and conductor

Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe (German: [ˈjoːhan kaʁl ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈløːvə]; 30 November 1796 – 20 April 1869), usually called Carl Loewe (sometimes seen as Karl Loewe), was a German composer, tenor singer and conductor. In his lifetime, his songs ("Balladen") were well enough known for some to call him the "Schubert of North Germany",[1] and Hugo Wolf came to admire his work. He is less known today, but his ballads and songs, which number over 400, are occasionally performed.

  1. ^ The Cambridge Companion to the Lied, ed. James Parsons, CUP 2004, p.147