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Gaetano Pugnani
12+ albums
italianbaroqueclassical period18th centuryclassical era
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Gaetano Pugnani (November 27, 1731– July 15, 1798, full name: Giulio Gaetano Gerolamo Pugnani) was born in Turin. He trained on the violin under Giovanni Battista Somis and Giuseppe Tartini. In 1752, Pugnani became the first violinist of the Royal Chapel in Turin. Then he went on a large tour that granted him great fame for his extraordinary skill on the violin. In 1754, he was very well-received at the Concert Spiritual in Paris, but in 1768 he had an even more successful musical encounter in London, directing the King's Theatre from 1767 to 1769. In 1770, Pugnani returned home to Turin and became the director of the Royal Chapel. His fame as a composer began to grow, but it would never equal his fame as a violinist. During this time, he also taught the violin. His most famous pupil was Giovanni Battista Viotti; from 1780 to 1782 they performed in Switzerland, Dresden, Warsaw and St. Petersburg. Pugnani died in Turin. Fritz Kreisler borrowed Pugnani's name in order to publish some of his pieces (such as Praeludium and Allegro and Tempo di Minuetto), but in 1935 Kreisler revealed that these works were actually his own. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Sinfonia per archi in B-Flat Major: Adagio
3092String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Version for Orchestra): I. Largo sostenuto
1523Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 8, No. 3: Largo Espressivo
1444Violin Sonata, Op. 1, No. 3: Andante
355Prélude und Allegro, Gaetano Pugnani zugeschrieben
326Violin Sonata, Op. 1, No. 3: Presto
257Violin Sonata, Op. 1, No. 3: Grazioso
238Largo Espressivo
219Sonata in D Major, Op. 8, No. 3: Largo espressivo
2110Sinfonia in G Major: III. Allegro assai
19albums
1700
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Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 7
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Italian Baroque Favourites
Sonate e trii di gaetano pugnani
Ouvertures in Eight Parts
Pugnani: Sonate, duetti e trii
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La Folia - Corelli, Leclair, Pugnani, Locatelli, de Saint-Lubin, Ysaÿe, Khitruk
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Musiques à la cour de Savoie
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Pugnani: Violin Concertos
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Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens (Piano predominant versions)
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Claire de Lune - Famous Violin Encores
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The Anders Chydenius Collection