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100:, joining some of his wife's family. J B Byrne had died by then but his half-brother, Charles Holtzendorff Byrne (1782-1853), a sail maker, had already settled in Liverpool after moving from the shipping industry in Scotland. Whether J B Byrne's widow, Madeleine Azemia née Remy (1803-1884), also moved to Liverpool is uncertain. She was still in New Orleans in 1850, and died in
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allowing the father to retire to London. Unfortunately he died suddenly in 1891 leaving Alfred to take over the business at age 29. The cotton trade was a big industry at that time, being imported from
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Austrian conductor and it is said that he was Richter’s only conducting pupil. Elgar was devastated by Rodewald’s sudden death. Having reached Liverpool just too late to see him, he wandered the street in a daze. Richter took over the concert being prepared by Rodewald at the time of his
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of Cosmo's great-uncle. Since the book was written, some errors have come to light in Cosmo's family tree (in particular he has excluded female descendants of C F Rodewald), RLPS has taken over complete control of the main series of chamber music concerts and the
Rodewadl Suite has been redeveloped
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Rodewald was a very tall man (6 feet 3 inches) with a commanding presence and a great sense of humour. He was a strict disciplinarian. Although he does not appear to have been active in sport at school, he was obviously a fit man. He played both cricket and football for his old boys’ club
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Rodewald started his career as a clerk with a London bank, but soon joined his father's firm of
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Obituaries, tributes and other reports:- Liverpool Daily Post 10, 11 & 13 November 1903; The Times 11 & 14 November 1903; The
Liverpool Courier 7 December 1903; Liverpool Mercury 9 December 1903; Newman, Ernest 15 November 1903, Liverpool Orchestral Society programme, 5 December 1903
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21:(1862 – 1903) was an English musician, but a merchant by profession. He developed the Liverpool Orchestral Society to become a large semi-professional orchestra of distinction. He was a close friend of the English composer,
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STP, which stood for ‘Skip the
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