Ernst Philipp Rosenkranz
Ernst Philipp Rosenkranz (born July 10, 1773 - † January 23, 1828 ) was a German piano maker .
He completed an apprenticeship as a piano maker with Heinrich Rudolf Mack in Dresden . In 1797 he opened his own workshop there . In 1826 he had Gottlob Friedrich Thormeyer build a city palace in Neustadt. After his death in 1828 he was succeeded by his son Friedrich Wilhelm Rosenkranz as managing director. Exports to North America, among others, gave the company a worldwide reputation.
Preserved instruments by Rosenkranz can be found in the musical instrument collection of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg and in the Salon Christophori in Berlin.
Web links
- Piano construction company Rosenkranz on a private website in Dresden
Individual evidence
- ^ Family news in Leipziger Zeitung , January 31, 1828. (online)
- ^ Klaus-Peter Brenner : Musical instrument collection of the University of Göttingen - inventory catalog (9/2009). Pp. 404-405 online .
- ↑ Villa Thormeyer ( Memento of the original dated November 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on the website of the Franz Holzapfel group of companies on November 23, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosenkranz, Ernst Philipp |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosenkrantz, Ernst Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German piano maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1773 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1828 |