Beriot: Violin Solo Music, Vol. 1: 12 Scenes - 9 Studies - Prelude or Improvisation
2/25/2010, 22 Tracks, 1:07:17
Featuring
Bella Hristova
Charles-Auguste de Bériot
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Compositional Technique
Bériot employed advanced violin techniques in his works, similar to Paganini, including harmonics, extensive double stops, and ricochet bowing, but always ensured the writing was within the violin's capabilities.
Composer Biography
Bériot became a violin professor at the Brussels Conservatory in 1843 but was forced to retire in 1852 due to failing eyesight, becoming totally blind by 1858.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bériot was a dedicated pedagogue who wrote studies and caprices, like his Méthode de violon, aiming to create well-rounded musicians with both technical mastery and communicative ability.
Compositional Technique
Bériot's music is highly romantic and reflects the era, often featuring innovative structures in his concertos like single movements or connected movements, and using themes across multiple movements for unity.
Composer Biography
Bériot's life took a romantic turn when he met María Malibran, a famous 19th-century opera diva, whom he married in 1836 after her previous marriage was annulled.
Performer Biography
Bella Hristova, the violinist on this recording, won First Prize in the 2007 Michael Hill International Violin Competition and the 2008-09 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
Composer Biography
Charles-Auguste de Bériot, a Belgian violinist and composer, was orphaned at age nine and later studied with notable violinists Giovanni Battista Viotti and Pierre Baillot.
