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
;Concertante
;Chamber works
;Songs
  • at least two dozen