Julius Reubke
1834 — 1858
Friedrich Julius Reubke was a German composer, pianist and organist associated with the school of Romanticism. A pupil of Franz Liszt, his small œuvre includes the Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor, renowned as one of the finest organ works in the romantic repertoire.
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Julius Reubke, a gifted Saxon pianist and composer, was born in Hausneindorf, near Quedlinburg, in 1834, and died young in Pillnitz, Saxony, in 1858 (Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 1890; Dictionary of Music, 1908). He was the eldest son of the renowned organ-builder Adolf Reubke, who built significant instruments including those for Magdeburg Cathedral and St. James’s Church (Dictionary of Music, 1908). Julius studied piano with Kullak and composition with Marx in Berlin, before becoming one of Liszt’s “favourite pupils” at Weimar (Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 1890). Though his life was brief, he left behind a grand sonata for pianoforte, dedicated to Liszt, and an organ sonata based on the 94th Psalm, among other piano pieces and songs, which appeared in print after his death (Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 1890; Dictionary of Music, 1908). His brother Emil, also an organ-builder, was noted for introducing the “Röhrenpneumatik” into the organ of the town hall at Crefeld (Dictionary of Music, 1908).