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Henri Vieuxtemps
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Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (February 17, 1820 – June 6, 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist active in France. Vieuxtemps was born in Verviers, Belgium, son of a weaver and amateur violinist and violin-maker. He received his first violin instruction from his father and a local teacher and gave his first public performance at the age of six, playing a concerto by Pierre Rode. Soon he was giving concerts in various surrounding cities, including Liège and Brussels where he met the violinist Charles de Bériot with whom he began studies. In 1829, Bériot took him to Paris where he made a successful concert debut, again with a concerto by Rode, but he had to return the next year because of the July Revolution and Bériot's marriage to his mistress Maria Malibran and departure on concert tour. Back in Brussels, Vieuxtemps continued developing his violin technique on his own, his musicianship deepened by playing with the deeply musical mezzo soprano Pauline Garcia-Viardot, Malibran's sister. A tour of Germany in 1833 brought friendship with Louis Spohr and with Schumann who compared the boy to Paganini. During the following decade he visited various European cities, impressing with his virtuosity not only audiences but also famous musicians such as Berlioz and Paganini himself, whom he encountered at his London debut in 1834. But he had aspirations of becoming a composer as well and, having already taken lessons with the respected Simon Sechter in Vienna, spent the winter
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Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: II. Adagio religioso
5,4472Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: 2. Adagio religioso
3,4253Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: III. Allegro con fuoco
3,0234Concerto For Violin and Orchestra No. 5 in A minor Op. 37 Allegro con fuoco
2,9035Capriccio for Solo Viola, Op. 55
1,1636Capriccio for Viola Solo in C Minor, Op. 55 "Hommage à Paganini"
8977Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37: III. Allegro con fuoco
8488Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: I. Andante - Moderato
7129Violin Concerto No.4 In D Minor, Op.31: 1. Andante - Moderato
63310Concerto For Violin and Orchestra No. 5 in A minor Op. 37 Adagio
561albums
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5
Vieuxtemps: Viola and Piano Music
Bel Canto: The Voice of the Viola
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 In A, K.219 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No.4 In D Minor, Op.31 (Bonus Track Version)
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 In A, K.219 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No.4 In D Minor, Op.31
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 And 3
Vieuxtemps: Complete Works for Viola
Vieuxtemps: Works for Violin & Orchestra
Vieuxtemps: Complete Violin Concertos
Vieuxtemps: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
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Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos. 5, 6 and 7
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 In A, K.219 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No.4 In D Minor, Op.3