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Ferdinand Ries (28 November 1784 [baptised] – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, eight piano concertos, three operas, and numerous other works in many genres, including 26 string quartets.
Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838): The History of his Contribution to Beethoven Biography * ALAN TYSON The unpretentious Biographische Notizen iiber Ludwig van Beethoven, compiled after the composer's death by two of his friends, Dr. Franz Gerhard Wegeler and Ferdinand Ries, has been justly described as the first classic of the Beethoven literature.'
For much of the twentieth century the composer Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) was known primarily as Beethoven’s friend and biographer. During his lifetime, however, he was renowned as a virtuoso pianist and composer throughout the whole of Europe and it is as such that he has become increasingly esteemed by the music world in recent years.
Overview. Ferdinand Ries. (1784—1838) Quick Reference. ( b Bonn, 1784; d Frankfurt, 1838). Ger. pianist, composer, and conductor, son of Franz Anton Ries. Pupil of his father and of Beethoven in Vienna 1801–5. Toured Europe and Scandinavia as pianist. Lived in London 1813–24 as pianist and teacher.
He made the acquaintance of the most famous composers of his time: Antonio Salieri and the now ageing Joseph Haydn, to whom he dedicated his piano sonatas (Op. 11), as well as countless virtuosos who, breaking their journeys in Vienna, would perform at the city residences of music-loving aristocrats – Lichnowsky, Kinsky, Fries, Lobkowitz, to nam...
Ferdinand Ries left a vast œuvre. Besides liturgical music, it comprises all the genres that were common during the first half of the 19th century. Our catalogue of Ries’s works essentially follows Cecil Hill’s “Ferdinand Ries. A Thematic Catalogue”, published in 1977, and also his “Ferdinand Ries.
As one of the greatest pianists in Europe of his time and a composer of exceptional ability, it is surprising that the name Ferdinand Ries is not better known today. His eight piano concertos stand alongside those of Hummel as the most important works of their kind from the early 19th century.
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