Carl Reinecke

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (born June 23, 1824 in Hamburg, Germany; died March 10, 1910 in Leipzig, Germany), musician.

Reinecke was born in the (at the time) Danish town of Altona, now a part of Hamburg. The son of a

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (born June 23, 1824 in Hamburg, Germany; died March 10, 1910 in Leipzig, Germany), musician.

Reinecke was born in the (at the time) Danish town of Altona, now a part of Hamburg. The son of a teacher of music, by the age of seven he began to compose and his first public appearance as a pianist was at the age of twelve.