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Albert Dietrich

Born: 28th August 1829, Meissen, Germany

Died: 20th November 1908, Berlin, Germany

Nationality: German

Albert Hermann Dietrich was a German composer and conductor. In addition to his work, he is remembered for his friendship with Johannes Brahms.

Dietrich was born at Golk, near Meissen. From 1851 he studied composition with Robert Schumann in Düsseldorf, where in October 1853 he first met Brahms and collaborated with Schumann and Brahms on the 'F-A-E' Sonata for Joseph Joachim (Dietrich composed the substantial first movement). From 1861 until 1890 he was the musical director at the court of Oldenburg, where Brahms often visited him and where he introduced many of Brahms's works.

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