Giovanni Battista Viotti | |
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Background information | |
Born | 12 May 1755 Fontanetto Po, Savoia, Kingdom of Sardinia |
Died | 3 March 1824 (aged 68) London, England |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Composer, violinist |
Years active | 1755–1824 |
Notable instruments | |
Violin Telláki Stradivarius 1690 Sopkin-Viotti Stradivarius 1695 Jupiter Stradivarius 1700 Viotti Stradivarius 1704 Marie Hall Stradivarius 1709 Viotti Stradivarius 1709 Viotti Stradivarius 1712 Colossus Stradivarius 1716 Arnold Rosé-Viotti Stradivarius 1718 Dragonetti-Milanollo Stradivarius 1728 Parlow-Viotti Guarneri del Gesù 1735 |
Giovanni Battista Viotti (12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity
was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London.
Viotti was born at Fontanetto Po in the Kingdom of Sardinia (today in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy). For his musical talent, he was taken into the household of principe Alfonso dal Pozzo della Cisterna in Turin, where he received a musical education that prepared him to be a pupil of Gaetano Pugnani. He served at the Savoia court in Turin, 1773–80, then toured as a soloist, at first with Pugnani, before going to Paris alone, where he made his début at the Concert Spirituel, 17 March 1782.
After his wine business failed, he returned to Paris to work as director of the Académie Royale de Musique, from 1819 to 1821. He returned to London in November 1823 together with Margaret Chinnery and died in her presence on 3 March 1824.
In spite of his few direct pupils, Viotti was a very influential violinist. The teacher of both Pierre Rode and Pierre Baillot and an important influence on Rodolphe Kreutzer, all of whom became notable teachers themselves, he is considered the founding father of the 19th-century French violin school. He also taught August Duranowski, who was an influence on Niccolò Paganini
Viotti's most notable compositions are his twenty-nine violin concertos, which were an influence
on Ludwig van Beethoven. one in particular, No. 22 in A minor (1792),
is still very frequently performed—especially by advanced student players. The other concertos
are of similar quality but almost never heard; however in 2005 violinist Franco Mezzena released
an integral set on the Dynamic (record label) label.=============================
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