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Vieuxtemps

American  
[vyœ-tahn] / vjœˈtɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Henri François Joseph 1820–81, Belgian violinist and composer.


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On Saturday the violist Jeanne Mallow and the pianist Vladimir Valjarevic delve into Brahms’s “Sonatensatz” and the luscious Sonata in B flat by Vieuxtemps.

From New York Times Feb. 25, 2016

By sharing his past, he tied history to my life—including his musical history with Ysaÿe, who, coincidentally, had himself been a student of Vieuxtemps.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2015

The final big piece Mrs. Berkovich taught me was “Violin Concerto No. 4” from the 19th-century Belgian virtuoso Henri Vieuxtemps.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2015

The Mainly Mozart Series packages pieces by its namesake composer with works by Haydn and Vieuxtemps.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2011

The reception of the artist was cordial at the outset; but at the close of the first performance, a 'Ballade et Polonaise' by Vieuxtemps, the enthusiasm was overwhelming.

From Music and Some Highly Musical People by Trotter, James M.

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