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First name: Wilhelm Bernhard
Last name: Molique
Dates: 1802-1869
Category: Quartet
Nationality: German
Opus name: Piano Quartet in E-flat Opus 71 (about 1870)
Publisher: Kistner; Cambridge U.M.L.: MS.Add.6003
Peculiarities: See:http://www.earsense.org/chamberbase/works/?newquery=1&nolq=1&composerKey=213; and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Molique;
Information: Bernhard Molique was a violin prodigy and student of Ludwig Spohr. At the age of eighteen he was appointed concertmaster in Munich and at twenty four he became concertmaster in Stuttgart. After a successful solo career he settled in London where he became Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy until his retirement in 1866. His compositions include two masses, a symphony, 6 violin concertos, concertos for a number of other instruments, and chamber music. He had his biggest successes with his A Minor violin concerto, his piano trio, Opus 27, and his oratorio, "Abraham".