The Great Violinists

A Summary of the Greatest

Violinists/Composers of the Past
Four Centuries
J.S.Bach R.Kreutzer N.Paganini H.Vieuxtemps

H.Wieniawski P.Sarasate E.Ysaye F.Kreisler

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 Johan Sebastian Bach
• Born: 21 March 1685
• Died: 28 July 1750
• Works for Violin:
› 6 Sonatas for Violin and
Harpsichord
› 6 Sonatas and Partitas for
Solo Violin
› Violin Concerto in E
› Violin Concerto in A minor
› Double Concerto in D minor
› Concerto for Violin and
Oboe in C Minor

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 Rodolphe Kreutzer
• Born: 16 November 1766
• Died: 6 January 1831
• Works for Violin:
› 42 Etudes
› 19 Violin Concertos
› Had Beethoven’s Op 47 (the
Kreutzer Sonata) dedicated
to him

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 Niccolo Paganini
• Born: 27 October 1782
• Died: 27 May 1840
• Works for Violin:
› 24 Caprices
› 6 Violin Concerti

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 Henri Vieuxtemps
• Born: 17 February 1820
• Died: 6 June 1881
• Works for Violin
› 5 Violin Concerti
› Souvenir d’Amerique

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 Henryk Wieniawski
• Born: 10 July 1835
• Died 31 March 1880
• Works for Violin:
› 2 Violin Concerti
› Legende
› Scherzo Tarantella
› Polonaise Brillante
› Several Mazurkas
› Souvenir de Moscou
› La Carnaval Russe

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 Pablo de Sarasate
• Born: 10 March 1844
• Died: 28 September 1908
• Works for Violin:
› Zigeunerweisen
› 6 Spanish Dances
› Several Works including
Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy, Saint-
Saens’ Havanaise and … are
dedicated to him.

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 Eugene Ysaye
• Born: 16 July 1858
• Died: 12 May 1931
• Works for Violin
› 6 Solo Violin Sonatas (each
dedicated to a different
famous violinist, including
Fritz Kreisler, Joseph Szigeti
and George Enescu
› Chausson’s Poeme and
Violin Concerto and
Franck’s Violin Sonata are
dedicated to him

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 Fritz Kreisler
• Born 2 February 1875
• Died: 29 January 1962
• Works for Violin:
› Tambourin Chinois
› Caprice Viennois
› Liebesfreud, Liebesleid,
Schon Rosmarin
› Viennese Rhapsodic
Fantasietta
› Praeludium and Allegro
› La Gitana

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