Reicha

American  

[rahy-khuh, rey-khah] / ˈraɪ xə, ˈreɪ xɑ /

Or Rejcha

noun

1. Anton or Antonín 1770–1836, Czech composer.

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Example Sentences

At 15, she began private lessons with Anton Reicha, a friend of Beethoven’s who, as a professor at the Conservatory that barred Farrenc from entry as a composition student, also taught Berlioz, Liszt and César Franck.

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From the 18th century, there is Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds; from the 19th, Reicha’s Wind Quintet, Op.

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The two met as teenagers when they played in the same orchestra in Bonn, Germany: Reicha as second flute, Beethoven on viola.

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Reicha’s name also pops up in the biographies of composers who studied counterpoint with him at the Paris Conservatory: Berlioz, Liszt, Franck, Gounod.

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But an ambitious recording project by the American-Serbian pianist Ivan Ilic suggests it’s time to finally give Reicha’s music a listen.

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