Fritz Simrock
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Friedrich August Simrock, better known as Fritz Simrock (January 2, 1837 in Bonn
– August 20, 1901 in Ouchy
) was a German music publisher who inherited a publishing firm from his grandfather Nicolaus Simrock. Simrock is most noted for publishing most of the music of Johannes Brahms
and Antonín Dvořák
.
Simrock published almost all of Brahms's pieces from Opus 16 to Opus 120 and was very good friends with Brahms, even going on vacations to Italy with him. Because of Brahms, Simrock took a chance with the young Antonín Dvořák. Simrock generally paid Brahms well for his music, but with Dvořák he was often unwilling to publish orchestral pieces. Simrock was so involved in the lives of prominent musicians that Joseph Joachim
came to believe that his wife Amalie was cheating on him with Simrock, and Brahms wrote a famous "lengthy letter" in support of Amalie's innocence, which "was cited in evidence at the [Joachims'] divorce proceedings."
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
– August 20, 1901 in Ouchy
Ouchy
Ouchy is a commune, port, and popular lakeside resort located south of the city of Lausanne in Switzerland at the edge of the Lake Léman ....
) was a German music publisher who inherited a publishing firm from his grandfather Nicolaus Simrock. Simrock is most noted for publishing most of the music of Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
and Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Dvorák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...
.
Simrock published almost all of Brahms's pieces from Opus 16 to Opus 120 and was very good friends with Brahms, even going on vacations to Italy with him. Because of Brahms, Simrock took a chance with the young Antonín Dvořák. Simrock generally paid Brahms well for his music, but with Dvořák he was often unwilling to publish orchestral pieces. Simrock was so involved in the lives of prominent musicians that Joseph Joachim
Joseph Joachim
Joseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant violinists of the 19th century.-Origins:...
came to believe that his wife Amalie was cheating on him with Simrock, and Brahms wrote a famous "lengthy letter" in support of Amalie's innocence, which "was cited in evidence at the [Joachims'] divorce proceedings."