Flotow, Friedrich, Freiherr von
(1812–1883)> COMPOSER
Flotow, Friedrich, Freiherr von (27 April 1812, Teutendorf; 24 January 1883, Darmstadt), composer, was destined for a career as a diplomat, but his father allowed him to study music in Paris under Antoine Reicha after the youth had made a trip to France in 1827. The apprentice composer left the French capital to escape from the disorders of 1830, but he returned after the revolution to present several works at private performances and to mount Le Naufrage de la Méduse (1839) at the Renaissance…