Adrien-François Servais - Souvenir de Spa. Fantaisie, Op. 2

Adrien-François Servais (6 June 1807 – 26 November 1866) was one of the most influential cellists of the nineteenth century. He was born and died in Halle, Belgium. He is one of the founders of the Modern Cellistic Schools of Paris and Madrid, which began with his friend Auguste Franchomme and his disciple Víctor Mirecki Larramat. His compositions are still being studied, performed and recorded all over the world.

Berlioz even called him the "Paganini of the cello".

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Souvenir de Spa. Fantaisie, Op. 2

In this recording, the soloist Anner Bylsma is accompanied by five string players (two violins, viola, cello and double-bass), from the Smithsonian Chamber Players.

 

Painting: Portrait of Cecilia Farrer - Anna Lea Merritt.

Anna Massey Lea Merritt (September 13, 1844 – April 7, 1930) was an American artist from Philadelphia who lived and worked in Great Britain for most of her life.[1] A printmaker and painter of portraits, landscapes, and religious scenes, Merritt's art was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites.[2] Merritt was a professional artist for most of her adult life, "living by her brush" before her brief marriage to Henry Merritt and after his death.[3]

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• 1Life
• 2Love Locked Out
• 3Thoughts on women in the arts
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