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Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen
Person · male · Holy Roman Empire · Durlach · born 1768 · died 1830 · recording since 2005
German clarinetist, composer and painter
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Also known as Heinrich Backofen · 伯高芬
Timeline
4 events◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1760s
1830s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Clarinet Concertos
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography68 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1353423181
Biography
Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen (6 July 1768 in Durlach – 10 July 1830? in Darmstadt) was a German clarinetist, composer, and painter.
In his time, Backofen enjoyed great fame; he was not only known as a composer and virtuoso of the clarinet but also played the harp, flute, and basset horn.
His year of death is not known with certainty; the year 1839 is found in some documents.
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 | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -175 | 3.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:08:59
1Clarinet Concerto in B-flat major, op. 3: Allegro risoluto10:492Clarinet Concerto in B-flat major, op. 3: Adagio5:423Clarinet Concerto in B-flat major, op. 3: (Cadenza) - Rondo alla spagnola. Tempo di Polacca7:244Clarinet Concerto in E-flat major, op. 16: Allegro giusto12:135Clarinet Concerto in E-flat major, op. 16: Adagio non tanto3:426Clarinet Concerto in E-flat major, op. 16: Rondo al Espagnol. Tempo di Polacca4:567Clarinet Concerto n E-flat major, op. 24: Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro maestoso10:188Clarinet Concerto n E-flat major, op. 24: Andante7:229Clarinet Concerto n E-flat major, op. 24: (Rondo). Tempo di Polacca6:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -175 | 3.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Georg_Heinrich_Backofen.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/124d6f74-9609-46ed-8dae-52380d61d99bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/124d6f74-9609-46ed-8dae-52380d61d99bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454226seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Heinrich_Backofenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Heinrich_Backofen
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Image: Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q454226 · MusicBrainz: 124d6f74-9609-46ed-8dae-52380d61d99b