Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken

German composer

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1810

Place of Birth: Bleckede, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1882

Profession: composer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (November 16, 1810 – April 3, 1882) was a German composer and conductor. Kücken was born in Bleckede.
He learned piano as a child and played chamber music in his youth.
After moving to Schwerin he studied under Friedrich Lührss, Paul Aron, and George Rettberg.
He composed the song Ach, wie wärs möglich dann, which became quite popular and resulted in his being chosen for the court of Grand Duke Paul Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
He furthered his studies in 1832 with Joseph Birnbach in Berlin and later with Sechter in Vienna (1841–43), as well as with Halevy and Marco Bordogni in Paris.
He held a conducting position at a Stuttgart court theater from 1851 to 1861.
He died in Schwerin. His works included choral pieces, opera, and others.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov viewed Kücken's work dimly as "saccharine." His most popular work was the opera Der Prätendent, premiered in Stuttgart in 1847.

Carl August Deis (1810–1884)
Alternative names	Karl August Deis
Description	German engraver
Date of birth/death	25 November 1810	26 November 1884
Location of birth/death	Stuttgart	Stuttgart
Work location	Vienna; Geneva; Paris; Leipzig; Stuttgart (1840–1884)
Authority control	: Q29380305 VIAF: 27330596 ISNI: 0000 0000 6657 2299 ULAN: 500042520 LCCN: n84017420 GND: 132248832 WorldCat