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VIEUXTEMPS, Henri - Composers

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Composer: VIEUXTEMPS, Henri ((1820-1881))
His/her music:
Composed 7 Violin Concertos and One Movement of an 8th Violin Concerto. All are now available on CD except for the 8th! He also composed some charming variations on Yankee Doodle Dandy. (Submitted by Jay Silman <MUSC1800S
aol.com>)

His/her life:
Henry Vieuxtemps was born in 1820 in Verviers, not far from Liège, a district of Belgium that was fertile ground for violinists. He had his first lessons from his father, a weaver and amateur violin-maker and player, followed by study with Lecloux-Dejonc, a teacher who won praise from Eugène Ysaÿe, whose own younger brother, the pianist Thèophile Gautier, was born in Verviers. Vieuxtemps made his first public appearance as a violinist at the age of six, playing a concerto by Rode and the following year embarking on a concert tour of neighbouring cities with his teacher. In 1828 he was heard in Brussels by Charles de Bériot, who accepted him as a pupil. In the following years, now in absence of de Bériot, he continued to perfect his technique and broaden his musical tastes, assisted in the latter task by his teacher's sister-in-law, Pauline Garcia, later Pauline Viardot, then a pupil of Liszt. Concerts throughout Germany and Vienna won him an increasing reputation, leading Schumann, in Leipzig, to compare him
It was in 1836 that Vieuxtemps wrote his first violin concerto, the Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor, published as Opus 19. He had some technical instruction in Vienna from Simon Sechter, the teacher with whom Schubert was planning to study at the time of his death in 1828, and further lessons in Paris with Anton Reicha. At the same time he had taken care to observe possible techniques of instrumentation by attending orchestral rehearsals with score in hand.
Vieuxtemps made his first visit to Russia in 1837, returning in the following years. It was in Russia that he wrote the Concerto No. 1 in E major, published as Opus 10, a work he introduced to Paris audiences in 1841, to the admiration of musicians and critics, including Wagner and Berlioz. In 1843 and 1844 he toured America and in the summer of the latter year, during a holiday in Cannstadt, near Stuttgart, he wrote his Concerto No. 3 in A major, Opus 25, a work later described by Ysaÿe as a great poem rather than a concerto, influenced, he went on to suggest, by Beethoven's Violin Concerto, a work that Vieuxtemps had revived in Vienna in 1834, seven years after its composer's death, and was to play again there eight years later, in 1842.
1844 also brought for Vieuxtemps marriage to Vienna-born pianist Josephine Eder. From 1846 to 1852 he was in St Petersburg as court violinist, soloist in the Imperial Theatres and teacher, writing there his Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Opus 31, a work described by Berlioz, as a symphony with a violin solo, and a number of other compositions. After leaving Russia, he spent two years in Brussels, before settling for a time in Dreieichenhain, neat Frankfurt. Vieuxtemps's Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Opus 37, was written in the years 1858 and 1859 at the request of his fellow countryman and colleague Hubert Lèonard, a professor of the Brussels Conservatory, for a competition there. To this day the Fifth concerto, expressive and poetic in its melodies, colorful in its virtuosity and orchestration, and original in form, continues to attract violinists seeking music for concerts.
In 1866 Vieuxtemps moved with his family to Paris, continuing all the time his international career. In 1871 he returned again to Brussels, now as professor of the violin the Conservatory. Here he devoted considerable time and energy to teaching, his work interrupted by a stroke that affected his bowing arm, making further virtuoso playing impossible. He was replaced by Wieniawski, but in 1877 resumed teaching and conducting once more. Illness led finally to his resignation in 1879, when he joined his daughter and son-in-law at Mustapha in Algeria. Here he continued to compose, completing his Concerto No. 6 in G Major, Opus 47, and soon thereafter Concerto No. 7 in A minor, Opus 49. He died in 1881 and was buried in his hometown of Verviers, Belgium.
(Contributuion by <bruce
scambler.com>.)

Poéme - Jochen Brusch, Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen

Poéme - Jochen Brusch, Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen
ID: CAN33013
CDs: 1
Type: CD

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Jascha Heifetz - "Violin Concertos"

Jascha Heifetz - "Violin Concertos"
ID: GI2043
CDs: 2
Type: CD
Collection: Historical Recordings

Original Recording: 1934-1940
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Jascha Heifetz (violin) Plays Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps

Jascha Heifetz (violin) Plays Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps
ID: IDIS6513
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Great Performers
Subcollection: Violin

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FROM THE HISTORY OF THE TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION. PHONODOCUMENTS

FROM THE HISTORY OF THE TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION. PHONODOCUMENTS
ID: MELCD1002349
CDs: 10
Type: CD
Subcollection: Piano and Orchestra

BOX set
Firma Melodiya presents a boxed set titled “International Tchaikovsky Competition. Phonographic Documents (1958-1986)”.
The first ever Soviet music tournament instantly became one of the world’s most prestigious competitions. The piano jury was chaired by Emil Gilels for many years, while David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich headed the violin and cello juries, respectively. Alexander Sveshnikov, an outstanding choirmaster and chancellor of the Moscow Conservatory, was a chairman of the vocal jury. For the fifty years of its existence, the Tchaikovsky Competition discovered numerous distinguished performers such as Van Cliburn, Vladimir Ashkenasi, Grigory Sokolov, Eliso Virsaladze, John Lill, Michail Pletnev, Viktor Tretiakov, Gidon Kremer, Vladimir Spivakov, Oleg Kagan, Natalia Gutman, Elena Obraztsova, Maria Gulegina, Vladimir Atlantov, Yevgeny Nesterenko and Paata Burchuladze to name but a few. The set captures the brightest moments of eight Tchaikovsky Competitions in all categories. The recordings, including a number of never-before-released ones, were made immediately during the competition auditions
and at the prize-winners’ recitals. The release is dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the great Russian composer.
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L. KOGAN - Paganini, Vieuxtemps, Ravel

L. KOGAN - Paganini, Vieuxtemps, Ravel
ID: MKM203
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Subcollection: Violin

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Leonid Kogan (violin) and A. Makarov, V. Yampolsky, N. Kogan, A. Mytnik, G. Ginzburg (pianos) plays Grieg, Albéniz, Debussy, Vieuxtemps, Bloch, Sarasate

Leonid Kogan (violin) and  A. Makarov, V. Yampolsky, N. Kogan, A. Mytnik, G. Ginzburg (pianos) plays Grieg, Albéniz, Debussy, Vieuxtemps, Bloch, Sarasate
ID: MKM309
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano and Violin

Leonid Kogan, violin
Grigory Ginzburg, piano (1-6)
Andrei Mytnik, piano (7,8)
Nina Kogan, piano (9)
Vladimir Yampolski, piano (10,11)
Abram Makarov, piano (12)

Recorded: 1947 (1-6,10,11); 1949 (12); 1952 (7); 1953 (8); 1978 (9)
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J. Brahms - Sonata -Horn trio / Vieuxtemps - Ballade: Grumiaux - violin

J. Brahms - Sonata -Horn trio / Vieuxtemps - Ballade: Grumiaux - violin
ID: PTC5186155
CDs: 1
Type: SACD
Subcollection: Violin

Multichannel Hybrid SACD - DSD
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David Oistrakh Plays Violin Works by Ysaye, Locatelli, Reger & Vieuxtemps

David Oistrakh Plays Violin Works by Ysaye, Locatelli, Reger & Vieuxtemps
ID: RCD16287
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Russian Violin School
Subcollection: Violin, Piano and Orchestra

(1) - Live recording in 1955
(2) - Live recording in 1961
(3 - 6) - Recording in 1948
(7 - 12) - Live recording in 1951

(1, 7,8 ) - SOLO: David Oistrakh, violin
(2) - David Oistrakh, violin I. / Igor Oistrakh, violin II. / London Philharmonic Orchestra - Malcolm Sargent, conductor
(3 - 6) - David Oistrakh, violin / Vladimir Yampolsky, piano
(9 - 12) - David Oistrakh, violin / Vladimir Schreibman, piano
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Leonid Kogan, violin: L.van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61- David Oistrakh, violin / H. Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, Op. 37

Leonid Kogan, violin: L.van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61- David  Oistrakh, violin / H. Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, Op. 37
ID: RCD16358
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Russian Violin School
Subcollection: Violin and Orchestra

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Leonid Kogan Plays Violin Works by Debussy / Vieuxtemps / Bloch / Waxman & Wieniawski

Leonid Kogan Plays Violin Works by Debussy / Vieuxtemps / Bloch / Waxman & Wieniawski
ID: RCD16443
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Russian Violin School
Subcollection: Violin, Piano and Orchestra

(1) - Live recording in 1979
(2, 3) - Live recording 1948
(4) - Live recording in 1961
(5 - 8) - Recording in 1951
(9) - Recording in 1949

(1) - Leonid Kogan, violin / Nina Kogan, piano
(2, 3) - Leonid Kogan, violin / Vladimir Yampolski, piano
(4) - Leonid Kogan, violin / The USSR Symphony Orchestra - Evgeni Svetlanov, conductor
(5 - 8) - Leonid Kogan, violin / Arnold Kaplan, piano
(9) - Leonid Kogan, violin / The USSR Symphony Orchestra - Vladimir Degtyarenko, conductor

The disc that illustrates Kogan genius violinist. Kogan was a preeminent Russian violinist during the 20th century. Him to be among the greatest violinist of the 20th century. In particular, he is considered to have been one of the greatest representatives of the Russian School of violin playing.
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