Hermann Raupach (1728 - 1778)

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Hermann Friedrich Raupach (December 21, 1728, Stralsund - December 12, 1778, St Petersburg) was a German composer. The son and pupil of Christoph Raupach (1686-1744, a composer and organist at Stralsund, Germany), Hermann Raupach was a harpsichordist, who became the assistant of Vincenzo Manfredini, at the Russian Imperial Court Orchestra in St Petersburg in 1755. In 1758 he was appointed a Kapellmeister and court composer. Some of his operas were performed in Russian. His Alceste (Ал ... (Read all)
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