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Henri Vieuxtemps
Person · male · Belgium · Verviers · born 1820 · died 1881 · recording since 1987
Belgian violinist and composer (1820-1881)
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Also known as 亨利·维厄唐
Timeline
23 events▣ Album 20◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1820s
1880s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
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Album: Violin Concerto no. 1 in E, op. 10 / Fantasia-appassionata, op. 35
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Album: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5
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2000s
2010s
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Album: The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 8: Violin Concerto no. 4, op. 31 / Violin Concerto no. 5, op. 37 / Fantasia appassionata, op. 35
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Album: Fantasia appassionata / Ballade et Polonaise / Fantaisie caprice / Greeting to America
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Album: The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 12: Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 10 / Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 19 / Greeting to America, op. 56
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2020s
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Album: Fantasie in E Major 'La Sentimentale' / Variations on a Theme from Bellini's Norma / Violin Concerto No. 8
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Biography
English biography1,388 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1342163725
Biography
Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf vjøtɑ̃]; 17 February 1820 – 6 June 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. He is also known for playing what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, a violin of superior workmanship.
Biography
Vieuxtemps was born in Verviers, Belgium (then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands), son of a weaver and amateur violinist and violin-maker. He received his first violin instruction from his father and a local teacher and gave his first public performance at the age of six, playing a concerto by Pierre Rode. Soon he was giving concerts in various surrounding cities, including Liège, La Haye and Brussels where he met the violinist Charles Auguste de Bériot, with whom he began studies.
In 1829, Bériot took him to Paris where he made a successful concert debut, again with a concerto by Rode, but he had to return the next year because of the July Revolution and Bériot's marriage to his mistress Maria Malibran and departure on concert tour. Back in Brussels, Vieuxtemps continued developing his violin technique on his own, his musicianship deepened by playing with the deeply musical mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot, Malibran's sister. A tour of Germany in 1833 brought friendship with Louis Spohr and with Robert Schumann, who compared the boy to Niccolò Paganini. During the following decade he visited various European cities, impressing with his virtuosity not only audiences but also famous musicians such as Hector Berlioz and Paganini himself, whom he encountered at his London debut in 1834.
He had aspirations of becoming a composer as well and, having already taken lessons with the respected Simon Sechter in Vienna, spent the winter of 1835–1836 studying composition with Anton Reicha in Paris. His first violin concerto in E major, Op. 5, dates from this period, followed by further composition lessons with Simon Sechter in the winter of 1836/37, who helped him compose the still unpublished concerto in B minor, Op. 7, followed by the concerto in F-sharp minor, which was later published as his Concerto No. 2, Op. 19.
His Violin Concerto E major, Op. 10 (published as concerto No. 1) was acclaimed when he played it in Saint Petersburg on his second visit in 1840 and in Paris the next year; Berlioz found it "a magnificent symphony for violin and orchestra". Based in Paris, Vieuxtemps continued to compose with great success and perform throughout Europe. With the pianist Sigismond Thalberg, he performed in the United States.
In early 1846 he visited the English city of Leeds where he met and offered to tutor George Haddock whilst he performed in London. Haddock and Vieuxtemps became friends and he would stay with Haddock when visiting and performing in Leeds.
He was particularly admired in Russia where he resided permanently between 1846 and 1851 as a court musician of Tsar Nicholas I and soloist in the Imperial Theatre. He founded the violin school of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and guided the formation of a "Russian school" of violinists. In 1871, he returned to his native country to accept a professorship at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where his most illustrious pupil was Eugène Ysaÿe.
A paralytic stroke disabled his right arm two years later and he moved to Paris again, his violin class being taken over by Henryk Wieniawski. Although he seemed to be gradually recovering from his stroke, another one in 1879 ended his career as a violinist for good. He spent his last years in a sanatorium in Mustapha Supérieur, Algeria, where his daughter and her husband had settled, and continued to compose, though frustrated by his inability to play or, far from the musical centres of Europe, even hear his music played by others.
The bulk of Vieuxtemps' compositions were for his own instrument, including nine concertos (plus the unfinished concerto, Op. 59) and a variety of short salon pieces, though towards the end of his life, when he had to give up the violin, he often turned to other instruments, writing two cello concertos, a viola sonata and three string quartets among other things. It is because of his violin concertos, however, that Vieuxtemps is generally known to audiences and musicians around the world. Through his own concertos and his advocacy of the concertos of Beethoven (he also played Beethoven's sonatas and string quartets) and Mendelssohn, he added a more classical dimension to the violin repertoire which had tended towards technically brilliant but often shallow variations and fantasies on popular operatic themes. Vieuxtemps never indulged in sheer virtuosity for its own sake, like some of his predecessors. Eugène Ysaÿe quotes him as saying "Not runs for the sake of runs – sing, sing!"
Vieuxtemps del Gesù
Vieuxtemps is also known for owning and playing what is now referred to as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, a violin, built in 1741, that is considered one of the finest examples of the craftsmanship of Giuseppe Guarneri and which is considered to be without defect despite its continued use over many years. The "del Gesù" (literally "of Jesus") refers to the manufacture by Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri who incorporated the nomina sacra, I.H.S. (iota-eta-sigma) and a Roman Cross in the labels he affixed to his work. At Vieuxtemps' funeral the violin was carried upon a pillow behind the hearse carrying the body. The instrument was later played by noted violin masters like Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman. In January 2012 the instrument was purchased, by a private collector, for an undisclosed sum and lifetime use of it bequeathed to violinist Anne Akiko Meyers.
Major works
For a complete listing, see List of compositions by Henri Vieuxtemps.
Concertante
Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 5 (1836)
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 7 (1837)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 10 (1840)
Les arpèges (Caprice) in D major for violin and orchestra (or piano) with cello obligato, Op. 15 (c.1845)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in F-sharp minor "Sauret", Op. 19 (1837)
Violin Concerto No. 3 in A major, Op. 25 (1844)
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31 (c.1850)
Fantasia appassionata for violin and orchestra, Op. 35 (c.1860)
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor "Le Grétry", Op. 37 (1861)
Ballade et polonaise de concert for violin and orchestra, Op. 38 (c.1858)
Duo brilliant in A major for violin, cello (or viola) and orchestra or piano, Op. 39 (1864?)
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 46 (1877)
Violin Concerto No. 6 in G major, Op. 47 (1865) (Op. 1 posthumous)
Violin Concerto No. 7 in A minor "À Jenő Hubay", Op. 49 (1870) (Op. 3 posthumous)
Cello Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 50 (1879) (Op. 4 posthumous)
Allegro de concert for violin and orchestra, Op. 59 (Op. 13 posthumous); movement I of the unfinished Violin Concerto No. 8
Chamber music
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 44 (1871)
String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 51 (Op. 5 posthumous)
String Quartet No. 3 in B♭ major, Op. 52 (Op. 6 posthumous)
Violin and piano
3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7 (1841)
4 Romances sans paroles, Op. 8 (c.1845)
Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 12 (1843)
Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations burlesques sur "Yankee Doodle", Op. 17 (1843)
Souvenir de Russie (Fantasie), Op. 21 (c.1845)
6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22 (1847?)
3 Morceaux de salon, Op. 32 (c.1850)
Bouquet américain, 6 Variations sur mélodies populaires, Op. 33 (c.1855)
3 Feuilles d'album, Op. 40 (1864)
Old England, Caprice on 16th- and 17th-Century English Airs, Op. 42 (1865)
Suite in B Minor, Op. 43 (1871)
Voix intimes, 6 pensées melodiques, Op. 45 (1876)
Voies de cœurs, 6 pièces, Op. 53 (Op. 7 posthumous)
Fantaisies brilliantes, Op. 54 (Op. 8 posthumous)
Salut à l'Amérique (Greeting to America), Op. 56 (Op. 10 posthumous)
Impressions et réminiscences de Pologne, Op. 57 (Op. 11 posthumous)
Viola
Élégie in F minor for viola (or cello) and piano, Op. 30 (1848)
Viola Sonata in B♭ major, Op. 36 (1863)
Capriccio "Hommage à Paganini" in C minor for viola solo, Op. 55 (Op. 9 posthumous)
Sonate inachevée (Allegro et Scherzo) in B♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 60 (Op. 14 posthumous)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 37 | 93.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 21 | 96.7th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | -106 | 4.9th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (22 release groups · 21 studio albums)
Albums · 21
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 48:40
1Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 46: I. Allegro moderato - Cadenza - Allegro13:272Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 46: II. Andante6:303Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 46: III. Finale. Allegro7:224Cello Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 50: I. Allegro10:215Cello Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 50: II. Adagio5:496Cello Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 50: III. Finale. Allegretto con moto5:11Violin Concerto no. 1 in E, op. 10 / Fantasia-appassionata, op. 35
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 56:59
1Violin Concerto no. 1 in E, op. 10: I. Allegro moderato23:092Violin Concerto no. 1 in E, op. 10: II. Introduction: Adagio3:323Violin Concerto no. 1 in E, op. 10: III. Rondo: Allegretto12:444Fantasia-appassionata, op. 3517:34Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 50:20
1Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato13:502Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante8:453Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace6:564Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Allegro non troppo15:245Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Adagio4:116Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Allegro con fuoco1:141997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 57:21
1Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: Allegro9:082Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: Andante4:023Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: Rondo7:374Violin Concerto no. 3 in A major, op. 25: Allegro20:115Violin Concerto no. 3 in A major, op. 25: Adagio4:416Violin Concerto no. 3 in A major, op. 25: Rondo11:421998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:05:12
1Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: I. Allegro8:262Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: II. Andante4:173Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: III. Rondo6:424Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: I. Andante8:425Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: II. Adagio religioso6:386Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: III. Scherzo vivace4:337Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: IV. Finale marziale - Andante7:258Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": I. Allegro non troppo13:389Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": II. Adagio3:4610Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": III. Allegro con fuoco1:051999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:10:01
1Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: Allegro moderato24:162Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: Introduction: Adagio —3:033Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: Rondo. Allegretto12:584Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: Andante — Moderato10:235Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: Andante religioso6:296Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: Scherzo. Vivace4:407Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: Finale marziale. Andante — Allegro8:122002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:03:58
1Sonata in B-flat major for Viola and Piano, op. 36: I. Maestoso - Allegro12:082Sonata in B-flat major for Viola and Piano, op. 36: II. Barcarolla: Andante con moto6:303Sonata in B-flat major for Viola and Piano, op. 36: III. Finale scherzando: Allegretto4:334Elégie for Viola and Piano, op. 306:525Capriccio for Viola Solo, op. post. no. 93:336La Nuit5:127Unfinished Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. post. no. 14: Allegro con fuoco11:288Unfinished Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. post. no. 14: Scherzo: Grazioso - Trio I - Trio II13:42Violin Concertos nos. 5, 6 and 7
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:04:56
1Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": Allegro non troppo — Moderato15:342Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": Adagio4:083Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": Allegro con fuoco1:204Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: Allegro moderato10:235Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: Pastorale: Andante con moto5:176Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: Intermezzo siciliano4:267Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: Rondo final: Allegretto6:158Violin Concerto no. 7 in A minor, op. 49: Moderato9:149Violin Concerto no. 7 in A minor, op. 49: Mélancolie3:5710Violin Concerto no. 7 in A minor, op. 49: Allegro vivo4:222010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 3:09:25
Disc 11Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: I. Allegro moderato22:472Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: II. Introduction: Adagio3:173Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: III. Rondo: Allegretto11:444Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: I. Allegro9:015Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: II. Andante4:196Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: III. Rondo: Allegro7:13Disc 21Violin Concerto no. 3 in A major, op. 25: I. Allegro19:582Violin Concerto no. 3 in A major, op. 25: II. Adagio5:023Violin Concerto no. 3 in A major, op. 25: III. Rondo: Allegretto11:384Violin Concerto no. 4 in D, op. 31: I. Andante9:435Violin Concerto no. 4 in D, op. 31: II. Adagio religioso7:056Violin Concerto no. 4 in D, op. 31: III. Scherzo vivace - Trio meno mosso - Tempo I°4:587Violin Concerto no. 4 in D, op. 31: IV. Finale marziale: Andante - Allegro8:04Disc 31Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: Allegro non troppo - Adagio - Allegro con fuoco19:592Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato10:443Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: II Pastorale: Andante con moto6:014Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: III. Intermezzo: Siciliano3:555Violin Concerto no. 6 in G major, op. 47: IV. Rondo final: Allegretto6:366Violin Concerto no. 7 in A minor, op. 49: I. Moderato9:037Violin Concerto no. 7 in A minor, op. 49: II. Mélancolie: Andante sostenuto3:588Violin Concerto no. 7 in A minor, op. 49: III. Finale: Allegro vivo4:202010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:06:38
1Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": I. Allegro non troppo -11:192Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": II. Cadenza -3:263Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 "Grétry": III. Adagio - Allegro con fuoco4:584Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: I. Andante9:365Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: II. Adagio religioso6:196Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: III. Scherzo. Vivace - Trio. Meno mosso - Tempo I4:547Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: IV. Finale marziale. Andante - Allegro8:088Fantasia appassionata, op. 3517:58Fantasia appassionata / Ballade et Polonaise / Fantaisie caprice / Greeting to America
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 1:02:43
1Fantasia appassionata, op. 3517:582Ballade et Polonaise, op. 3815:163Fantaisie caprice, op. 1116:584Greeting to America, op. 5612:312012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:15:05
1Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: Allegro moderato24:502Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: Introduction. Adagio –3:343Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 10: Rondo. Allegretto12:184Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: Allegro8:545Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: Andante4:446Violin Concerto no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 19: Rondo. Allegro7:557Greeting to America, op. 5612:50Violin Concertos: Mozart 5 / Vieuxtemps 4
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 59:38
1Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major, K. 219: I. Allegro aperto10:102Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major, K. 219: II. Adagio10:063Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major, K. 219: III. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto8:464Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: I. Andante - Moderato10:015Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: II. Adagio religioso6:166Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: III. Scherzo: Vivace - Trio: Meno mosos5:447Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: IV. Finale marziale: Andante - Allegro8:35Violin Concertos: No. 4 in D minor / No. 5 in A minor
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 51:11
1Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: I. Andante9:572Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: II. Adagio religioso6:583Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: III. Scherzo & Trio4:494Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 31: IV. Finale marciale8:335Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: I. Allegro non troppo14:536Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: II. Adagio4:477Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: III. Allegro con fuoco1:142015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:14:08
136 Études for Violin, op. 48: No. 6. Erzählung. Allegretto moderato3:13236 Études for Violin, op. 48: No. 7. Qual. Agitato2:12336 Études for Violin, op. 48: No. 25. Tarantella. Vivace2:12436 Études for Violin, op. 48: No. 27. Agitato1:47536 Études for Violin, op. 48: No. 28. Moderato3:14636 Études for Violin, op. 48: No. 32. Variations on the Gavotte of Corelli. Moderato3:5076 Morceaux, op. 55: No. 1. Andante3:4286 Morceaux, op. 55: No. 2. Moderato3:3096 Morceaux, op. 55: No. 3. Prélude4:15106 Morceaux, op. 55: No. 4. Tempo di minuetto2:56116 Morceaux, op. 55: No. 5. Andante4:14126 Morceaux, op. 55: No. 6. Introduction & Fugue9:31133 Morceaux de salon, op. 32: No. 3. La Chasse7:50146 Études de concert, op. 16: No. 1. Allegro moderato5:02156 Études de concert, op. 16: No. 2. Moderato - Grazioso2:35166 Études de concert, op. 16: No. 3. Allegretto2:49176 Études de concert, op. 16: No. 4. Allegro ma non troppo2:53186 Études de concert, op. 16: No. 5. Adagio non troppo2:21196 Études de concert, op. 16: No. 6. Adagio - Allegretto6:022017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:12:12
1Viola Sonata in B-flat major, op. 60 (unfinished): I. Allegro11:042Viola Sonata in B-flat major, op. 60 (unfinished): II. Scherzo13:213La Nuit4:204Étude4:035Viola Sonata in B-flat major, op. 36: I. Maestoso - Allegro12:166Viola Sonata in B-flat major, op. 36: II. Barcarolla: Andante con moto7:067Viola Sonata in B-flat major, op. 36: III. Finale scherzando: Allegretto4:328Capriccio in C minor, op. Post.2:529Elégie, op. 307:1910Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations Burlesques (Yankee Doodle Variations), op. 175:192020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:05:57
1Fantaisie, Op. 21 "Souvenir de Russie" (Version for Violin & Orchestra)9:252Old England, Op. 42 (Version for Violin & Orchestra)12:033Duo brillant in A Major, Op. 39 (Version for Violin, Cello & Orchestra): I. Maestoso2:274Duo brillant in A Major, Op. 39 (Version for Violin, Cello & Orchestra): II. Adagio4:085Duo brillant in A Major, Op. 39 (Version for Violin, Cello & Orchestra): III. Finale. Allegretto8:056Andante et rondo, Op. 29bis (Version for Violin & Orchestra)14:287Air varié in D Major, Op. 6 (After Bellini's Il pirata) [Version for Violin & Orchestra]8:538Hommage à Paganini, Op. 9 (Version for Violin & Orchestra)6:282021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:15:12
1Violin Sonata in D major, op. 12: Allegro assai15:402Violin Sonata in D major, op. 12: Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio6:523Violin Sonata in D major, op. 12: Largo non troppo11:024Violin Sonata in D major, op. 12: Rondo: Allegro gioioso9:2853 Romances sans paroles, op. 7: Chant d’amour3:2163 Romances sans paroles, op. 7: Désespoir3:0273 Romances sans paroles, op. 7: Souvenir2:5786 Morceaux de salon, op. 22: No. 3. Rêverie7:1093 Feuilles d’album, op. 40: No. 1. Romance4:40103 Feuilles d’album, op. 40: No. 2. Regrets5:26116 Morceaux de salon, op. 22: No. 5. Tarantelle5:342022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:09:16
1Variations on a Theme from Beethoven's "Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40" (Version for Violin & Orchestra)13:372Fantasie in E Major, Op. 9b "La Sentimentale"15:473Air varié No. 3 (Version for Violin & Orchestra)8:284Variations on a Theme from Bellini's "Norma", Op. 29:545Violin Concerto No. 8 in B Minor, Op. 59: I. Allegro maestoso (Arr. C. Baumgarten for Violin & Orchestra)13:416La fiancée de Messine: Scène de ballet (Arr. M. Majkusiak for Orchestra)7:492024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:18:58
1Souvenir d'amitié, op. 8bis2:342Duo brillant en forme de fantaisie16:043Voix intimes, op. 45: No. 1. Douleur5:034Voix intimes, op. 45: No. 2. Espoir1:445Voix intimes, op. 45: No. 3. Foi4:496Voix intimes, op. 45: No. 4. Déception6:307Voix intimes, op. 45: No. 5. Sérénité2:398Voix intimes, op. 45: No. 6. Contemplation5:299Variations sur la romance en sol majeur de Beethoven (version for violin & piano)13:2110Elegy, op. 30 (version for violin & piano)6:3711Ma marche funèbre, op. 583:5012Fantaisie (arr. for voice, violin & piano)10:18Œuvres pour alto et piano / Fantasia appassionata
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1Elégie, op. 308:332Sonate en si bémol, op. 36: 1. Maestoso et allegro13:143Sonate en si bémol, op. 36: 2. Barcarolle (Allegretto tranquillo)7:424Sonate en si bémol, op. 36: 3. Rondo scherzando4:335Sonate inachevée, op. 14: 1. Allegro13:266Sonate inachevée, op. 14: 2. Scherzo13:547Fantasia appassionata, op. 35: 1. Allegro moderato8:148Fantasia appassionata, op. 35: 2. Largo4:429Fantasia appassionata, op. 35: 3. Finale: Saltarella - Allegro vivace4:31
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Saint-Saëns: Violin Concertos 1 & 3 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5 / Chausson: PoèmeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:19:001Violin Concerto no. 1 in A major, op. 20: I. Allegro4:25 2Violin Concerto no. 1 in A major, op. 20: II. Andante espressivo2:11 3Violin Concerto no. 1 in A major, op. 20: III. Tempo I5:19 4Violin Concerto no. 3 in B minor, op. 61: I. Allegro non troppo9:59 5Violin Concerto no. 3 in B minor, op. 61: II. Andantino quasi allegretto9:16 6Violin Concerto no. 3 in B minor, op. 61: III. Molto moderato e maestoso11:39 7Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: I. Allegro non troppo14:41 8Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: II. Adagio3:44 9Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37: III. Allegro con fuoco1:16 10Poème pour violon et orchestre, op. 2516:30 | Compilation | 1996 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Henri Vieuxtemps head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 37 | 93.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 21 | 96.7th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | -106 | 4.9th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Vieuxtempsbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
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Tier rule: historic figure (37 language versions, career ended)
Image: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q312790 · MusicBrainz: a3552f21-dd32-4ff7-8310-dbc102f6a224
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