約阿希姆·拉夫（1822-1882）是一位多產的德裔瑞士作曲家、教育家和鋼琴家。他生前享有相當的聲譽，但其廣泛的作品在20世紀後期卻相對地被遺忘了。
拉夫出生於瑞士拉亨，在擔任教師期間主要靠自學音樂。他的早期作品引起了費利克斯·孟德爾頌的注意，孟德爾頌並推薦出版他的作品。他職業生涯中的一個關鍵時刻是結識了法蘭茲·李斯特，並於1850年至1853年在魏瑪擔任李斯特的助手。在此期間，拉夫對李斯特交響詩的配器做出了重要的貢獻。
離開魏瑪後，拉夫在威斯巴登專注於作曲，並於1878年成為法蘭克福霍赫音樂學院的首任院長。他在那裡營造了一個進步的音樂環境，並聘用了像克拉拉·舒曼等著名的音樂家。
拉夫的音樂作品幾乎涵蓋了所有體裁，包括11部交響曲、各種樂器的協奏曲、歌劇、合唱音樂、室內樂以及大量的鋼琴作品。他的風格根植於浪漫主義時期，早期受到孟德爾頌和舒曼的影響，但後來與李斯特和華格納的「新德意志樂派」趨於一致。儘管他當時被認為是布拉姆斯和華格納的同輩，但他的音樂現在較少被演奏，其中以小提琴和鋼琴的《卡伐蒂娜》是最為流傳的作品之一。
他的交響曲經常帶有描述性的標題，暗示著標題音樂的內容，而他的管弦樂作品則以強烈的方向感和有效的配器為特點。雖然他的音樂曾備受推崇，但近年來人們正努力重新評估和恢復對他豐富多樣的音樂遺產的興趣。
Joachim Raff (1822-1882) was a prolific German-Swiss composer, pedagogue, and pianist who enjoyed considerable fame during his lifetime but whose extensive oeuvre fell into relative obscurity in the late 20th century.
Born in Lachen, Switzerland, Raff was largely self-taught in music while working as a schoolmaster. His early compositions caught the attention of Felix Mendelssohn, who recommended them for publication. A pivotal moment in his career came when he met Franz Liszt, becoming his assistant in Weimar from 1850 to 1853. During this period, Raff significantly contributed to the orchestration of Liszt's symphonic poems.
After leaving Weimar, Raff dedicated himself to composition in Wiesbaden and later became the first director of the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt in 1878, where he fostered a progressive musical environment and employed renowned musicians like Clara Schumann.
Raff's musical output spanned almost every genre, including 11 symphonies, concertos for various instruments, operas, choral music, chamber music, and numerous piano works. His style, rooted in the Romantic era, initially showed influences of Mendelssohn and Schumann but later aligned with the "New German School" of Liszt and Wagner. Despite his contemporary recognition as a peer of Brahms and Wagner, his music is now less frequently performed, with the Cavatina for violin and piano being one of his most enduringly popular pieces.
His symphonies often carried descriptive titles, hinting at programmatic content, and his orchestral works are characterized by a strong sense of direction and effective orchestration. While his music was once highly esteemed, recent efforts are underway to reassess and revive interest in his substantial and varied compositional legacy.
約阿希姆·拉夫 (Joachim Raff) (1822-1882): 一位瑞士裔德國作曲家，是一位多產的交響曲作家，以晚期浪漫主義風格創作。
《F大調第三號交響曲「森林交響曲」》 (Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 153 "Im Walde")
《D小調第一號大提琴協奏曲》 (Cello Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 193)
《B小調第一號小提琴協奏曲》 (Violin Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 206)
《C小調第八弦樂四重奏「圖林根森林音樂」》 (String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 202 "Die Thüringer Waldmusik")
《A小調鋼琴五重奏》 (Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 107)
《D大調第一號管弦樂組曲「義大利組曲」》 (Suite for Orchestra No. 1 in D major, Op. 101 "Italienische Suite")