(b Forsthaus Golk, 28 Aug 1829; d Berlin, 20 Nov 1908). German conductor and composer. A member of Schumann's circle at Düsseldorf, he worked in Bonn and in Oldenburg, championing the works of Bach, Schumann and Brahms. As a composer he had greatest success with his songs, also writing two operas and incidental music.

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