Leopold Grützmacher

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Leopold Grützmacher (born September 4, 1835 in Dessau , † February 26, 1900 in Weimar ) was a German cellist and composer .

Friedrich Grützmacher's younger brother was a member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra , then first cellist in the Schwerin court orchestra , at the Landestheater in Prague and then at the court orchestra in Meiningen . From 1876 he was first cellist and chamber virtuoso in Weimar.

Leopold Grützmacher composed two cello concertos and numerous smaller cello pieces. His son Friedrich was also a cellist.