Carl Friedrich Abel
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Carl Friedrich Abel was a German composer of the early Classical era. He was a renowned player of the viola da gamba, and produced significant compositions for that instrument. He was director of musi
1777 portrait by Thomas Gainsborough
Abel holding his viol, painted by Gainsborough, c. 1765
Opening concert of the Abel Fest at the Spiegelsaal of Schloss Köthen
Leonore von Zadow-Reichling and Günter von Zadow (r.) at the concert
Köthen
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Köthen is a town in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about 30 km north of Halle.
Carl Friedrich Abel
…Bach. According to the Catalogue of Works of Carl Friedrich Abel (AbelWV), he left 420 compositions, with a focus on chamber music. Abel was born in Köthen, where his father, Christian Ferdinand Abel, had worked for years as the principal viola da gamba and cello player in the court orchestra of Leopold…
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Market square with Church of St. Jakob and Townhall
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The southern wing of the palace (Ludwigsbau). It holds the Hall of Mirrors and the chapel