Henri Vieuxtemps
Belgian violinist and composer (1820-1881)
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- Born
- 1820
- Died
- 1881
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Concerto no, 5, in A minor, op. 37
- 32 gyakorlat, hegedüre, op. 48
- Etude for viola & piano
- Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31 ; Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37
- Capriccio Op Posthumous
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Henri Vieuxtemps, Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1842 Sheet music for La Fiancée de Messine from the King Baudouin Foundation. Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps ( French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf vjøtɑ̃]; 17 February 1820 – 6 June 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. He is also known for playing what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, a violin of superior workmanship.
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1820 births1881 deaths19th-century Belgian classical composers19th-century Belgian classical violinists19th-century Belgian male musiciansAcademic staff of the Royal Conservatory of BrusselsBelgian male classical composersBelgian male classical violinistsBelgian Romantic composersComposers for violinComposers with IMSLP linksMembers of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium