Henri Vieuxtemps

Paragonato a Niccolò Paganini dall'amico Robert Schumann, Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) fu un noto violinista virtuoso della scuola violinistica franco-belga della metà del XIX secolo. Aspirando a dive...

The Variations on a Theme from Bellini's 'Norma' were written by Vieuxtemps as a youth for his 1834 concert tour. They offer a thrilling concert piece and can be used in the training of young violinis...

Vieuxtemps became acquainted with the Rákóczi March in 1843 during a concert tour to Pest and wrote his own version of it there, which he immediately premiered with great success. The concerts in Pest...

Vieuxtemps' 'Bohémienne' was published in 1864 as No. 3 of the 'Three Album Pieces' Op. 40. At that time, however, he had already revised his work and made a version with orchestral accompaniment from...

La Tarantella op. 22, n. 5 del virtuoso e compositore belga Henri Vieuxtemps appartiene alle opere standard della letteratura violinistica. Compare spesso nei programmi di concorsi e concerti e ne son...