| Intro | German composer |
| Was |
Musician Composer Pianist |
| From | Germany |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 December 1813, Mannheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Death |
21 March 1894 (aged 80 years) |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
Jakob Rosenhain (Jacob, Jacques) (2 December 1813 in Mannheim – 21 March 1894 in Baden-Baden) was a Jewish and German pianist and composer of classical music.
Rosenhain made his debut at the age of 11. During their 1837 season, he was a soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (on April 17), which in 1854 (also in April) programmed one of his symphonies.
He worked with Johann Baptist Cramer on a published school of piano-playing. From 1849 he made his home in Paris.
He was a friend of Felix Mendelssohn at least from 1839.
Selected compositions
- Four operas
- Der Besuch in Irrenhause (1834)
- Liswenna (1835)
- Le Démon de la Nuit (1851); Liswenna rewritten
- Volage et Jaloux (1863)
- Orchestra
- Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 42
- Symphony No. 2 in F minor, op. 43 (performed, possibly premiered, 1846 by Mendelssohn in Leipzig)
- Symphony No. 3 “Im Frühling”, op. 61
- Concertante
- Piano Concerto in D minor, op. 73
- Chamber works
- Piano Quartet in E♭, op. 1
- Sonata in E for piano with violoncello or violin, op. 38
- Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 44?; à M. Fétis
- Sonate Symphonique in F minor (Piano Sonata No.2?), Op.70 (pub. Breitkopf, 1887)
- Piano Sonata (No.3?) in D, Op.74 (published by Breitkopf, 1886)
- 3 String Quartets, op. 55, 57, 65 (pub. 1864)
- Sonata in D minor for cello and piano, op. 98
- Sonata in D minor for viola and piano (manuscript, may be same as above? noted in RISM and dates from 1893)
- Four Piano Trios
- Songs
- At least 2 dozen