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. In 1838 he published a collection of reminiscences of his teacher Beethoven, co-written with Franz Wegeler. The symphonies, some chamber works —most of them with piano— his violin concerto and his piano concertos have been recorded, demonstrating a style which is, unsurprising due to his connection to Beethoven, somewhere between those of the Classical and early Romantic eras. Ferdinand Ries was not only a virtuoso pianist but also an excellent violinist and cellist. His father was his violin teacher and Bernhard Romberg was his cello teacher. Composition he studied with Johann Albrechtsberger, which meant extensive study in harmony and counterpoint something Beethoven had no time for to teach.

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Ottetto in A-flat major, Op. 128. London 1816
Dedicated: Mlle. A.G.E. Van den Bergh (Anna Gertrude Elizabeth van den Bergh, 1793–1840)

1. Allegro (0:00)
2 Andantino (9:19)
3. Rondo. Allegretto (15:04)

Dieter Klöcker, clarinet and Consortium Classicum
Thomas Duis, piano

The Octet was dedicated to Dutch pianist Anna van den Bergh, who studied piano with Ferdinand Ries and composition with Johann Burgmüller. Van den Bergh showed talent for music at an early age, took piano lessons at six and published a harpsichord sonata at the age of nine. In 1809 van den Bergh's father organized a concert tour of the Netherlands for Gertrude and her sister Sophia. The family moved to The Hague about 1813, and afterward Van den Bergh seldom played in public. She continued to perform in private circles and remained well known. In 1830 she was invited to join the Society for the Promotion of Music, which had not been previously open to women. In 1834 the society held a two-day festival in The Hague where Van den Bergh participated. She directed the first mixed voice choir from The Hague and from 1837 or 1838 the Vocal Society.

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