"La Ronde des Lutins" by Antonio Bazzini was for a long time the only piece of his that remained a regular part of the repertoire for major violinists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Antonio Bazzini divided his chamber music into two categories: ambitious works with complex forms and instrumental demands, and collections of 'Morceaux' for skilled amateurs.
Performer Biography
Luigi Alberto Bianchi, the violinist on this album, had two valuable violins stolen: an Amati viola in 1980 and a Stradivarius violin in 1998.
Critical Reception
Robert Schumann, a critic notoriously hostile to Italian music and fashionable virtuosos, gave a rare positive review of Antonio Bazzini's performance in Leipzig in 1843.
Instruments
Luigi Alberto Bianchi plays a violin made in 1620 by Giovanni Paolo Maggini, a luthier of the Brescia school, which was once part of the Princes of Saxonia's collection.
Composer Biography
Antonio Bazzini, born in Brescia in 1818, began a successful career as a travelling virtuoso at a young age, performing across Europe.
Composition History
Antonio Bazzini's famous "La Ronde des Lutins, Scherzo fantastique" Op. 25, though published in 1852, was composed several years earlier and contributed significantly to his fame.
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