Henri Vieuxtemps

Comparé à Niccolò Paganini par son ami Robert Schumann, Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) était un violoniste virtuose bien connu de l'école franco-belge du milieu du XIXe siècle. Aspirant à devenir égalem...

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 tarentelle op. 22, n° 5 du violoniste virtuose et compositeur belge Henri Vieuxtemps fait partie des œuvres classiques de la littérature pour violon. Elle figure souvent dans les programmes de conc...