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Julius Klengel (September 24 1859 – October 27 1933) was a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 cellist
Cello

The violoncello is a bowed string instrument. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra....
 who is most famous for his etude
Étude

An ?tude , is an instrumental musical composition, most commonly of considerable difficulty, usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill....
s and solo pieces written for the instrument.

Born in Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
 the son of a lawyer
Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an Attorney at law, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice fraud." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver justice....
, Klengel studied with Emil Hegar in his youth. After his 15th birthday, Klengel joined the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig is a famous German orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. It is named after the concert hall in which it is based, the Gewandhaus ....
 and began touring Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 and Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. Klengel also became a soloist at that point, frequently giving solo performances.

Klengel rose to become principal cellist of the orchestra in 1881, where he remained for over four decades.






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Julius Klengel (September 24 1859 – October 27 1933) was a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 cellist
Cello

The violoncello is a bowed string instrument. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra....
 who is most famous for his etude
Étude

An ?tude , is an instrumental musical composition, most commonly of considerable difficulty, usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill....
s and solo pieces written for the instrument.

Born in Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
 the son of a lawyer
Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an Attorney at law, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice fraud." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver justice....
, Klengel studied with Emil Hegar in his youth. After his 15th birthday, Klengel joined the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig is a famous German orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. It is named after the concert hall in which it is based, the Gewandhaus ....
 and began touring Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 and Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. Klengel also became a soloist at that point, frequently giving solo performances.

Klengel rose to become principal cellist of the orchestra in 1881, where he remained for over four decades. During that time period, Klengel became professor at the Leipzig Conservatory
Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre

The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy? Leipzig is a public university in Leipzig . Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatory of Music, it is the oldest College or university school of music in Germany and one of the most famous ones in Europe....
, and began composing. He ultimately composed hundreds of pieces for the cello
Cello

The violoncello is a bowed string instrument. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra....
, including four violoncello concerto
Violoncello concerto

A cello concerto is a concerto for solo cello with orchestra or, very occasionally, smaller groups of instruments.These pieces have been written since the Baroque era if not earlier....
s, 2 double cello concertos, cello quartets, a cello sonata, as well as numerous caprices
Capriccio (music)

A capriccio or caprice , is a piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character. The typical capriccio is one that is fast, intense, and often virtuoso in nature....
, etudes and other technical pieces.

Klengel's pupils included Emanuel Feuermann
Emanuel Feuermann

Emanuel Feuermann was a celebrated cello....
, Guilhermina Suggia
Guilhermina Suggia

Guilhermina Suggia , was a Portugal cello. She studied in Leipzig under Julius Klengel. From 1907 to 1913 she lived and worked in Paris with fellow cellist Pau Casals, whom she did not however marry....
, Paul Grümmer
Paul Grümmer

Paul Gr?mmer was a Germany-born cellist.Gr?mmer was born in Gera in Thuringia. He studied at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre with Julius Klengel....
, Gregor Piatigorsky
Gregor Piatigorsky

Gregor Piatigorsky was a Ukraine-USA cello....
 and William Pleeth
William Pleeth

William Pleeth was a United Kingdom cellist and an eminent teacher of the cello. He is probably best known as the teacher of Jacqueline du Pr?....
. He died in October 1933 in his hometown of Leipzig.

Works with Opus number


  • Op.3, Capriccio
  • Op.4, Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor
  • Op.5, 2 pieces for 4 cellos
  • Serenade
  • Humoresque


  • Op.6, Scherzo for cello and piano
  • Op.7, Concertino No. 1 in C major for cello and piano
  • Op.10, Concertpiece in d minor for cello and piano
  • Op.14,
  • Op.15, Variations for 4 cellos
  • Op.22, Suite d-minor for 2 cellos
  • Op.24, Serenade in F major
  • Op.27, Caprice for cello and piano
  • Op.28, Theme with Variations for 4 cellos
  • Op.30, Impromptu for 4 cellos
  • Op.31, Concerto No.3 for Cello
  • Op.33, 4 pieces for 4 cellos
  • Song without words
  • Gavotte
  • Lullaby
  • March


  • Op.35, Piano Trio No.2 (children's)
  • No.1 Kindertrio C-major


  • Op.37, Concert No.4 for Cello in b minor
  • Op.39, Kindertrio F-major No.1
  • Kindertrio in D major No.2


  • Op.41,
  • Sonatine in c minor No.1 for cello and piano
  • Concertino No.2 in G major for cello and piano


  • Op.43, "Caprice in the Form of a Chaconne after a Theme by Schumann" for solo cello
  • Op.45, Double Concerto in e minor for 2 cellos
  • Op.46, Concertino No.3 in a minor for cello and piano
  • Op.47, Sonatine C-major No.1 for cello piano
  • Op.48, Sonatina No.1 in c minor
  • Op.51, Andante Sostenuto for cello and orchestra
  • Op.54, Suite for cello and organ
  • Op.56, Suite for Cello in D minor
  • Op.57,
  • Op.59, Small Suite for 3 cellos
  • Op.61, Concerto for Violin and Cello and orchestra
  • Op.62, 3 pieces for 2 cellos and piano (organ)


Works without Opus number

  • Tagliche Ubungen, Band I
  • Tagliche Ubungen, Band II
  • Tagliche Ubungen, Band III


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