Vieuxtemps caused a sensation at his 1831 Paris debut, and Schumann compared him to Paganini, who himself attended Vieuxtemps' London debut in 1834.
Performer Biography
Pierluigi Camicia, the pianist, won first prize in Italy's most important piano competition, Città di Treviso, at age twenty-one and became a professor at the Bari Conservatory at age 20.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Although Vieuxtemps was a great virtuoso, his music is distinguished by attractive lyricism rather than the 'fiendish wizardry' found in Paganini's violin music.
Instruments
Carmelo Andriani plays a Marino Capicchioni violin made in 1942, or alternatively, an Andrea Guarnieri from 1675 or a Sofia violin made for him in 2009.
Performer Biography
Carmelo Andriani studied with renowned violinists such as Felix Ayo, Riccardo Brengola, Igor Oistrak, and Victor Pikaizen, and has performed at the Berliner Philharmonie.
Composer Biography
Henri Vieuxtemps, a Belgian composer and violinist, was a celebrated pupil of Charles de Bériot and later became violin professor at the St Petersburg and Brussels Conservatoires.
Performer Biography
Carmelo Andriani, the violinist on this album, learned the 'Art of Bel Canto' from his mother, which distinguishes his technique and sound.
