Julius Kreutzbach
Julius Urban Kreutzbach (born November 29, 1845 in Borna , † September 22, 1913 in Leipzig ) was a piano maker , founder and owner of the Hof-Pianofortefabrik-Leipzig Julius Kreutzbach .
Life and company history
Along with Richard (1839–1903) and Bernhard, Julius was the youngest of the three sons, the son of the master organ builder Urban Kreutzbach (1796–1868) in Borna near Leipzig. He first learned carpentry and later practically expanded his knowledge of piano making in various piano factories. In Leipzig in 1874 he founded the piano factory named after him. The appointments to the Grand Ducal Weimar and Ducal Anhalt court supplier found their expression in the name of his Julius Kreutzbach Hof-Pianoforte-Fabrik Leipzig .
Kreutzbach pianos enjoyed a good reputation for their full and warm tonal character and can still be found in Eastern European countries and the USA. The construction of concert grand pianos cannot be proven with certainty, although the critic Erwin Kroll mentions the use of a Kreutzbach grand piano in a review of the performance of Handel's opera Xerxes on March 24, 1925 in the Komische Oper Königsberg . Production was probably stopped around 1935.
literature
- Obituary Julius Kreutzbach. In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 34th volume (1913–1914), p. 54
Web links
- Organ builder Hermann Eule: Organ builder - Richard Kreutzbach
- Dieter's piano stories, data archive of piano construction: Kreutzbach, Julius, Pianofortefabrik, Leipzig founded in 1874
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kreutzbach, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kreutzbach, Julius Urban (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German piano maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1913 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |