Romantic composer Joachim Raff (1822-1900) was born in Zurich, Switzerland but lived and worked most of his life in Germany. He wrote a variety of instrumental and vocal music, but his fame declined and only his Cavatina is widely remembered.- Category ID : 25026
Official site includes biography, news, descriptions of many pieces, message board, catalogue of works sorted by opus and genre, discography and recommended recordings, RAM audio samples, and society information.
Profile by David Wright for MusicWeb(UK) discusses his place among his contemporaries, noting how his allegiance to older forms and dislike of the newer German music at times kept him out of the musical mainstream.
Musicalics. entry focusing on his music and contradicting the opinion that he was a superficial, unimportant composer. Includes links to related topics.