Raff, Joseph Joachim
Related Category: Music: History, Composers, and Performers: Biographies
(yō´zĕf yō´äkhĭm räf), 1822–82, Swiss-German composer and pianist, largely self-taught. He was a friend and follower of
Liszt, who produced his opera
King Alfred at Weimar in 1851. A prolific composer, Raff achieved a position of eminence in Germany during his late years, but is chiefly remembered for the
Lenore symphony (1872) and a few salon pieces.
