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Henry Wieniawski
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One of the most celebrated violinists of the 19th century, Henry Wieniawski began his studies under Massart at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1851 he began a series of concert tours. He was appointed violinist to the Tsar of Russia and accepted an invitation to join the staff of the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, where he served from 1860 until 1872. A long exhausting concert tour of the United States with Anton Rubinstein was followed by an appointment as successor to Vieuxtemps at the Brussels Conservatoire where he taught until 1877. At the same time he continued his concert tours which were eventually brought to an end by ill-health and his death in Moscow in 1880.
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| Wieniawski's compositions were principally for his own use. They include two important violin concertos as well as a number of pieces designed to display his technical and romantic musical accomplishments. MIDI FILE - Scherzo-Tarantella for violin and piano (4'13'') His Souvenir de Moscou, Souvenir de Posen and Le carnaval russe may be considered a concession to Russian audiences, while the Reminiscences of San Francisco were no doubt designed as a compliment to the audiences of that city.
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