Norbert Burgmuller

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Norbert Burgmüller (1810-1836) was the youngest son in a musical family. His father, August Burgmüller, was the director of a theatre. His mother, Therese von Zandt, was a singer and piano teacher. He had two brothers, Franz and Friedrich, who was a composer, also. After the death of their father the family had financial problems, but they got support from count Franz von Nesselrode-Ehreshoven. Burgmüller studied with Joseph Kreutzer in Düsseldorf, and Louis Spohr and his pupil Moritz Hauptmann in Kassel. After his study he became their piano teacher. He became engaged to Sophia Roland, but in 1830 the relationship ended, to Norbert's distress. He became epileptic and began to drink excessively. In the same year he returned to Düsseldorf to live with his mother. There he befriended Felix Mendelssohn. He became engaged to Josephine Collin, but this relationship ended too. After Mendelssohn left for Leipzig in 1835, Burgmüller made plans to leave for Paris, where his brother Friedrich had gone. In 1836 he went to a spa in Aachen, where he drowned during an epileptic seizure. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Burgmuller: Symp[honies Nos. 1 & 2

Burgmüller: Piano Concerto, Op. 1 & Entr'actes, Op. 17

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Burgmüller: Rhapsodie in B Minor, Op. 13

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Burgmüller: Lieder & Piano Sonata, Op. 8

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The Lyrical Clarinet

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Burgmüller: Piano Concerto, Op. 1; Entr'actes, Op. 17; Overture, Op. 5

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Burgmuller: Complete Piano Music - Mendelssohn: Trauermarsch, Op. 103 - Burgmuller: Valse Brillante - 25 Etudes

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Burgmüller: Piano Sonata, Op. 8

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Clarinet Tales

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Draeseke, Mendelssohn, Burgmuller & Beethoven: Clarinet Works

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Romantic Clarinet

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Burgmüller: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

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