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Henri Vieuxtemps

Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʒɔzɛf 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1820 (Verviers), Died June 6, 1881 (Algiers)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-1897 12-in. 11/4/1904 St. Patrick's Day Maud Powell Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1899 10-in. 11/4/1904 Polonaise Maud Powell Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-9648 10-in. 11/15/1910 Reverie Victor Dance Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-10537 10-in. 6/15/1911 Arkansas traveler Maud Powell Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor B-16467 10-in. 9/10/1915 Rêverie Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with violin solo composer  
Victor C-29627 12-in. 3/5/1924 Rondino Cecilia Hansen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-31863 10-in. 11/9/1925 Sérénité Renée Chemet Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-31863 10-in. 2/19/1925 Sérénité Renée Chemet Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CRC-71827 12-in. 2/8/1932 Ballade et polonaise Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CSHQ-71828 12-in. 2/8/1932 Ballade et polonaise Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CRC-71829 12-in. 2/8/1932 Ballade et polonaise Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CSHQ-71830 12-in. 2/8/1932 Ballade et polonaise Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CRC-71831 12-in. 2/8/1932 Ballade et polonaise Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CSHQ-71832 12-in. 2/8/1932 Ballade et polonaise Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 36523 12-in. 12/30/1912 Rondino Eugène Ysaÿe Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 6963 12-in. approximately 1916 Ballade et polonaise, part 1 Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; Albert Sammons Violin solo, with band composer  
Brunswick 3651 10-in. approximately Feb. 1920 Caprice "Yankee Doodle" Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick X9136-X9138 12-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Polonaise Paul Frenkel ; Bronislaw Huberman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick X9139-X9141 12-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Ballade Paul Frenkel ; Bronislaw Huberman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 288 10-in. approximately Sept. 1910 Serenata Albert Spalding Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 2938 10-in. 7/24/1914 Reverie Carl Flesch Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 2940 10-in. 4/7/1914 Rêverie Carl Flesch Violin solo composer  
Edison 2943 10-in. 4/9/1914 Rondino Carl Flesch ; Homer Samuels Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 3376 10-in. between 10/20/1914 and 10/29/1914 Reverie Albert Spalding Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 8274 10-in. 11/1/1921 Adagio religioso Otto Eisen ; Vasa Prihóda Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 8275 10-in. 11/1/1921 Allegro Otto Eisen ; Vasa Prihóda Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 18331 10-in. 3/23/1928 Reverie, op. 22, no. 3 Raymond Bauman ; Carl Flesch Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison N-149 12-in. 3/23/1928 Reverie Raymond Bauman ; Carl Flesch Violin solo, with piano composer  
Gramophone Bb979 10-in. 2/6/1922 Sérénité Harold Craxton ; Jacques Thibaud Violin solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vieuxtemps, Henri," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100023.

Vieuxtemps, Henri. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100023.

"Vieuxtemps, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100023

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