RIGEL, Heinrich Josef
(1741–1799)> COMP. · COND.
RIGEL (Heinrich Josef), or Riegel. German comp. and cond., Wertheim, Franconia, Feb. 9, 1741. S. under Jommelli and Richter. Resided in Paris as cond. of the Concerts Spirituals, Concert Olympique, and Prof. at Cons. Paris, May, 1799. Comp. oratorios, operas, quartets, Pf. sonatas, etc. His son, Henri Jean, Paris, May 11, 1772. S. under his father. Director of music at Cairo, and member of the Egyptian Institute. Pianist to Napoleon I. Abbeville, Dec. 16, 1852. He comp. sonatas and concertos…