Joachim Raff: The essential Raff reference

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The essential Raff reference

Regarded in his lifetime as one of the foremost composers of the romantic era, Raff was forgotten for most of the 20th century. Now his reputation is being restored as a new generation of performers and music lovers rediscover him and treasure his music's beauty and vitality.


Toccata TOCC0341	New! Review of a new CD from Toccata Classics of Raff's complete music for cello and piano. Coming Soon... Reviews of four more exciting newly released CDs of Raff's music: there's solo piano music, pieces for horn and piano, nine songs and a double album of orchestral music.	Grand Piano GP655
Sterling CDS 1099	BMN 20164	Arsis 4241

•News The lastest updates to the site New and upcoming Recordings News of forthcoming Concerts News of newly discovered works	•Listen to the music 15 hours of audio extracts from many of Raff's works, with short desriptions of them.	•Shop The Raff Shop is the place to buy books about Raff. Currently offering 20% Off selected purchases!
•Catalogue Full Catalogue of all of Raff's 290 works listed both by Date, Opus No. and Genre	•Read about the music Detailed descriptions of over 60 works and in depth scholarly analysis of many of them.	•Recordings Full CD and LP Discography CD Recommended recordings CD Reviews
•Life Full Biography and Timeline. Contemporary opinions of Raff. Raff's Birthplace and Memorials.	•Reviews Reviews of New CDs. CD Recommended recordings. Reviews of recent Concerts.	•Scores & parts Download scores, find Original editions in libraries and the publishers of new editions.
•Work Raff's Originality and Influence His work Habits and role as a Teacher and Arranger	•Family Family Background & Nationality. Raff's Wife and her family. Raff's Daughter. Family trees.	•Resources Books, Pictures & Sources. Midi files & Raff on YouTube. The Alan Krueck Archive.
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