RIES, , (1784-1838). A German
composer, born at Bonn. He was the eldest
son of Franz Ries (1755-1846), a musical
director at Bonn. He studied piano with
Beethoven, his father's friend, from 1801 to
1805 at Vienna, and became prominent by
his compositions and by his Biographische
Notizen über L. Beethoven (1838). As a
pianist he was most successful in his many
concert tours through England, France, Russia, and
Scandinavia. He was town musical director at
Aix-la-Chapelle from 1834 to 1836. He wrote
three operas: Die Räuberbraut (1828), Liska
(1831), and Eine Nacht auf dem Libanon; two
oratorios, Der Sieg des Glaubens and Die Könige
Israels; overtures, symphonies, string quartets, violin sonatas, and a trio for two pianos and a harp.