Vieuxtemps: Works For Solo Violin / Reto Kuppel
Henry Vieuxtemps was a violin prodigy who became a towering figure in a line of violinist-composers that stretches from Viotti to YsaĂże, and whose playing led to Schumannâs statement that he âholds us in a kind of magic circleâ. Influenced in part by Paganini, Vieuxtempsâs solo works demand the full arsenal of virtuoso techniques from lightning speed to the purest singing tone. The Etudes, Op. 48 include a piece subtitled âTormentâ, while the Six Morceaux represent the composerâs homage to Bach in their polyphonic style.
Henry Vieuxtemps was a violin prodigy who became a towering figure in a line of violinist-composers that stretches from Viotti to YsaĂże, and whose playing led to Schumannâs statement that he âholds us in a kind of magic circleâ. Influenced in part by Paganini, Vieuxtempsâs solo works demand the full arsenal of virtuoso techniques from lightning speed to the purest singing tone. The Etudes, Op. 48 include a piece subtitled âTormentâ, while the Six Morceaux represent the composerâs homage to Bach in their polyphonic style.
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Henry Vieuxtemps was a violin prodigy who became a towering figure in a line of violinist-composers that stretches from Viotti to YsaĂże, and whose playing led to Schumannâs statement that he âholds us in a kind of magic circleâ. Influenced in part by Paganini, Vieuxtempsâs solo works demand the full arsenal of virtuoso techniques from lightning speed to the purest singing tone. The Etudes, Op. 48 include a piece subtitled âTormentâ, while the Six Morceaux represent the composerâs homage to Bach in their polyphonic style.
