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Editor: Jean Becker
b. Mannheim 11.5. 1833 d. Mannheim 10.10.1884
Teachers: Carl Becker (father), Aloys Kettenus (in Mannheim), Jean-Delphin Alard.
Family: Jeanne Becker (daughter) pianist; Hans Becker (son), violinist and violist; Hugo Becker (son), cellist.
Associates: Clara Schumann, Anton Rubinstein, Karl Davidoff, Meyerbeer, Charles Hallé, Arabella Goddard, Alfredo Piatti.
Professional appointments: Concertmaster, Nationaltheater, Mannheim (1855), Leader, Philharmonic Society, London (1860)
Founded Florentine Quartet in 1866 (full-time string quartet, under the patronage of Abramo Basevi, the founder of the Societá del Quartetto). Other members: Enrico Masi (violin 2), Luigi Chiostri (viola), and Friedrich Hilpert (cello). After 1875 the cellist was Louis Spitzer-Hegyesi.
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Editions
| Title | Composer | Work | Publisher | Publication No. | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerto | Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix | Violin Concerto in E minor | Peters | 1891 | View | |
| Grosses Quartett | Schubert, Franz | String Quartet in D minor, 'Der Tod und das Mädchen' | F. E. C. Leuckart (Constantin Sander) | 1876 | View |