(Jo-van’-ne Bat-tes’-ta Ve-ot’-te) 1755–1824 Italian violinist and composer The most influential violinist between Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770) and Paganini, Viotti is considered the founder of modern violin playing. He studied with Gaetano Pugnani and played in the royal chapel orchestra at Turin for five years (in the back desk of the first violins), before going on tour with his teacher. Viotti moved ...
and Fernand Cortez (1809). Recommended Recording: La Vestale, soloists, La Scala Chorus and Orchestra (cond) Riccardo Muti (Sony) Introduction | Early Romantic | Classical Personalities | Giovanni Battista Viotti | Early Romantic | Classical ...
, including Giuseppe Cambini (1746–1825) and Boccherini, developed a more lyrical style, often with virtuoso first violin writing. This style was taken up in France by Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824) and others; here the quatuor brillant (‘brilliant quartet’) became a popular genre in which the first violinist, usually a travelling virtuoso, was given soloistic prominence while the ...
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