Jakob Rosenhain
Jakob Rosenhain was a German Jewish pianist and composer.
Rosenhain was born in Mannheim; he made his debut at the age of 11. During their 1837 season, he was a soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which in 1854 programmed one of his symphonies.
He was a friend of Felix Mendelssohn at least from 1839. He worked with Johann Baptist Cramer on a published school of piano-playing. From 1849 he made his home in Paris.
Rosenhain died in Baden-Baden.
Selected compositions
;Four operas:Der Besuch in Irrenhause Liswenna Le Démon de la Nuit ; Liswenna rewrittenVolage et Jaloux;Orchestra
- Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 42
- Symphony No. 2 in F minor, Op. 43
- Symphony No. 3 "Im Frühling", Op. 61
- Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 73
- 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, Op. 70
- Piano Sonata in D, Op. 74
- 3 String Quartets, Opp. 55, 57, 65
- Sonata in D minor for cello and piano, Op. 98.
- Four Piano Trios
- at least two dozen