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Johann Baptist Cramer
Person · male · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Mannheim · born 1771 · died 1858 · recording since 2002
British musician (1771-1858)
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Also known as John Baptist Cramer · 克拉默
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1770s
1850s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Concertos For Piano and Orchestra, Nos. 2, 7 & 8
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
· Album
Album: Air Anglo-Calédonien varié / Piano Sonata, op. 25 no. 2 / La Gigue / Piano Sonata, op. 27 no. 1
Album
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· Album
Album: Piano Concerto no. 4 in C major, op. 38 / Piano Concerto no. 5 in C minor, op. 48
Album
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2020s
· Album
Album: Piano Concertos no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 10 / Piano Concerto no. 3 in D major, op. 26 / Piano Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major, op. 51
Album
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Biography
English biography448 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370775081
Biography
Johann (sometimes John) Baptist Cramer (24 February 1771 – 16 April 1858) was an English pianist, composer and music publisher of German origin, born in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the son of Wilhelm Cramer, a famous London violinist and conductor, one of a numerous family who were identified with the progress of music during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Biography
Cramer was born in Mannheim and was brought to London as a child, where he worked for most of his musical career, lived most of his life, and died.
From 1782 to 1784, he studied piano under Muzio Clementi and he soon became a renowned professional pianist both in London and on the continent. He enjoyed a worldwide reputation, and was particularly appreciated by Beethoven when he visited Vienna, concertized and competed with him. Both were considered the greatest pianists of their time, Beethoven excelling in interpretative expressiveness, Cramer in pure technical perfection. He was the English publisher of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and is credited with giving it its nickname, "The Emperor".
Legacy
Cramer was one of the most renowned piano performers of his day. He met Beethoven in Vienna, initiating a mutually rewarding relationship, while renewing his friendship with Haydn.
After 1800, he was based almost exclusively in England. Following the successful example of his former teacher Clementi, he also became a successful music publisher in London. His many compositions take second place to his pianistic prowess; Beethoven considered him the finest pianist of the day from the standpoint of pure technical perfection.
In 1818 Cramer was a founding member of the Regent's Harmonic Institution, a music publishing firm established with the intent of raising funds for the Royal Philharmonic Society and its restoration of the Argyll Rooms. He later established his own musical instrument manufacturing and music publishing firm, Cramer & Co. in 1824. It was located at 201 Regent Street. He ended his personal involvement in the company at the end of 1833, although it retained his name. He wrote a number of sonatas and other pieces for piano, and other compositions, of which his Études are best known, having appeared in numerous editions. They are still considered standard didactic works for piano students.
His music is generally less dramatic and elegant than Clementi's, much less adventurous than Dussek's and far less Romantic in sentiment than the Chopin forerunner John Field. It is stylistically conservative but replete with the most advanced, idiomatically pianistic passage-work. He wrote some 200 solo piano sonatas, about 50 sonatas for other instruments with piano accompaniment, nine piano concertos, and chamber music.
His brother Franz Cramer was Master of the King's Musick from 1837 until his death in 1848.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -144 | 4.3th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
Concertos For Piano and Orchestra, Nos. 2, 7 & 8
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:17:10
1Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 16: Allegro non tanto12:332Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 16: Andante cantabile5:593Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 16: Rondo. Allegretto6:174Piano Concerto No. 7 in E major, Op. 56: Allegro con spirito14:135Piano Concerto No. 7 in E major, Op. 56: Larghetto4:386Piano Concerto No. 7 in E major, Op. 56: Rondo. Vivo6:537Piano Concerto No. 8 in D minor, Op. 70: Moderato assai7:328Piano Concerto No. 8 in D minor, Op. 70: Larghetto8:559Piano Concerto No. 8 in D minor, Op. 70: Rondo a L'Espagnola10:102003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 2:24:56
Disc 11Sonata in E major, op. 62 “Le Retour a Londres”: I. Introduzione: Largo assai - Allegro7:592Sonata in E major, op. 62 “Le Retour a Londres”: II. Andante, quasi allegretto4:283Sonata in E major, op. 62 “Le Retour a Londres”: III. Rondo: Allegro non tanto5:504Sonata in E minor, op. 59 “Les suivante” no. 3: I. Allegro agitato9:475Sonata in E minor, op. 59 “Les suivante” no. 3: II. Adagio espressivo assai6:056Sonata in E minor, op. 59 “Les suivante” no. 3: III. Rondo: Allegretto con mosso6:447Sonata in E major, op. 69 “Amicitia”: I. Introduzione: Largo assai - Andantino - Allegro giocoso10:548Sonata in E major, op. 69 “Amicitia”: II. Adagio patetico10:039Sonata in E major, op. 69 “Amicitia”: III. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando con brio6:33Disc 21Sonata in B-flat major, op. 58 “Les suivantes” no. 2: I. Allegro spiritoso8:062Sonata in B-flat major, op. 58 “Les suivantes” no. 2: II. Largo sostenuto4:043Sonata in B-flat major, op. 58 “Les suivantes” no. 2: III. Rondo: Allegretto5:114Sonata in D minor, op. 63: I. Introduzione: Grave - Piu mosso e agitato - Tempo moderato ma energico12:265Sonata in D minor, op. 63: II. Adagio maestoso ed espressivo assai5:206Sonata in D minor, op. 63: III. Allegretto con moto3:457Sonata in F major, op. 74 “Il mezzo”: I. Allegro con spirito6:428Sonata in F major, op. 74 “Il mezzo”: II. Andante con espressione2:579Sonata in F major, op. 74 “Il mezzo”: III. Rondo: Vivace2:5710Sonata in A minor, op. 53 “L’ultima”: I. Grave - Moderato, energico ed espressivo assai14:0711Sonata in A minor, op. 53 “L’ultima”: II. Andantino quasi allegretto3:3412Sonata in A minor, op. 53 “L’ultima”: III. Rondo piu tosto moderato7:24Cramer: Piano Quintet / Schubert: Trout Quintet
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:05
1Piano Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 79: I. Allegro moderato con spirito8:322Piano Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 79: II. Adagio cantabile5:233Piano Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 79: III. Rondo: Allegro6:224Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, Op. 114 posth. "The Trout": I. Allegro vivace13:185Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, Op. 114 posth. "The Trout": II. Andante6:166Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, Op. 114 posth. "The Trout": III. Scherzo: Presto4:167Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, Op. 114 posth. "The Trout": IV. Theme with variations: Andantino - Allegro7:158Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, Op. 114 posth. "The Trout": V. Finale: Allegro giusto6:432012 · studio album
Air Anglo-Calédonien varié / Piano Sonata, op. 25 no. 2 / La Gigue / Piano Sonata, op. 27 no. 1
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:02:14
1Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Introduction: Largo2:062Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Air1:173Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Variation 10:524Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Variation 2 – Variation 32:185Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Variation 41:296Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Variation 5 – Variation 62:117Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Variation 7: Andante espressivo2:198Air Anglo-Calédonien varié: Variation 8: Allegretto – Variation 9 – Coda2:389Piano Sonata in D major, op. 25 no. 2: I. Allegro spiritoso6:2310Piano Sonata in D major, op. 25 no. 2: II. Andantino con moto4:0311Piano Sonata in D major, op. 25 no. 2: II. Rondo quasi presto4:0012La Gigue, Piano Sonata in G major, op. 39 no. 3: I. Adagio espressivo8:3313La Gigue, Piano Sonata in G major, op. 39 no. 3: II. Scherzo1:4714La Gigue, Piano Sonata in G major, op. 39 no. 3: II. Presto1:4015Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 27 no. 1: I. Patetico e lento4:2016Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 27 no. 1: II. Allegro scherzando7:4817Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 27 no. 1: II. Andante con moto2:4918Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 27 no. 1: IV. Rondo allegretto5:41Piano Concerto no. 4 in C major, op. 38 / Piano Concerto no. 5 in C minor, op. 48
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:00:49
1Piano Concerto no. 4 in C major, op. 38: Allegro con brio12:002Piano Concerto no. 4 in C major, op. 38: Romance: Affettuoso7:183Piano Concerto no. 4 in C major, op. 38: Rondo: Allegro9:574Piano Concerto no. 5 in C minor, op. 48: Allegro maestoso14:315Piano Concerto no. 5 in C minor, op. 48: Larghetto8:006Piano Concerto no. 5 in C minor, op. 48: Rondo à l’Hongroise: Scherzando9:032020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:18:14
1Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 10: Allegro15:522Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 10: Andante5:093Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 10: Rondo: Allegretto7:504Piano Concerto no. 3 in D major, op. 26: Allegro spiritoso10:065Piano Concerto no. 3 in D major, op. 26: Pastoral e sostenuto: Larghetto6:546Piano Concerto no. 3 in D major, op. 26: Rondo: Scherzando – Allegro7:057Piano Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major, op. 51: Allegro spiritoso13:438Piano Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major, op. 51: Larghetto affettuoso4:359Piano Concerto no. 6 in E-flat major, op. 51: Rondo: Allegretto7:002025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 2:51:20
1Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 50 M.2.091: I. Allegro con Spirito7:182Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 50 M.2.091: II. Rondo. Allegro moderato con Espressione5:333Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1: I. Moderato con Espressione8:124Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1: II. Choral. Grave e Sostenuto3:125Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1: III. Rondo. Moderato Assai6:196Sonata in D Major, Op. 25 No. 2: I. Allegro Spiritoso6:327Sonata in D Major, Op. 25 No. 2: II. Andantino con Moto4:228Sonata in D Major, Op. 25 No. 2: III. Rondo quasi Presto3:579Sonata in D Major, Op. 25 No. 3: I. Moderato con Espressione7:2110Sonata in D Major, Op. 25 No. 3: II. Allegretto non Troppo2:3611Sonata in D Major, Op. 25 No. 3: III. Rondo an Carillon4:2012Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: I. Largo asssai (Attacca)1:3713Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: II. Allegro quasi Presto3:0114Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: III. Aria con variazioni. (Thema. Moderato)2:1515Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: IV. Variation 11:3816Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: V. Variation 21:0817Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: VI. Variation 32:3718Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: VII. Variation 41:3219Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: VIII. Variation 51:4320Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: IX. Variation 61:1821Sonata in D Major, Op. 20: X. Variation 74:1322Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 1: I. Allegro non Molto9:2923Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 1: II. Adagio (Attacca)3:3124Sonata in A-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto4:5725Sonata in C Major, Op. 23 No. 2: I. Largo Assai1:5326Sonata in C Major, Op. 23 No. 2: II. Allegro Agitato5:3927Sonata in C Major, Op. 23 No. 2: III. Allegretto5:1628Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23 No. 3: I. Allegro Moderato4:0629Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23 No. 3: II. Adagio con Espressione4:5330Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23 No. 3: III. Allegro quasi Presto3:0231Sonata in A Minor, Op. 53 "L'Ultima": I. Grave (Attacca)2:4032Sonata in A Minor, Op. 53 "L'Ultima": II. Moderato. Energico ed espressivo Assai12:1033Sonata in A Minor, Op. 53 "L'Ultima": III. Andantino quasi Allegretto4:4534Sonata in A Minor, Op. 53 "L'Ultima": III. Rondo. Più tosto Moderato6:3335Sonata in C Major, Op. 57 "Les Suivantes": I. Allegro Brillante11:1936Sonata in C Major, Op. 57 "Les Suivantes": II. Andantino3:5037Sonata in C Major, Op. 57 "Les Suivantes": III. Rondo alla polacca. Allegro non Tanto6:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Johann Baptist Cramer head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -144 | 4.3th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
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