Born in Leipzig, May 22, 1813
Died in Venice, Feb 13, 18831
Era: Romantic
Born in Strasbourg, Dec 9, 1837
Died in Paris, Feb 12, 19151
Biography from Naxos
Sources
- Andrew Lamb, “Waldteufel [Lévy], (Charles-)Emile,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed February 20, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000029819.
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Born in Eutin, c.Nov 18, 1786
Died in London, June 5, 18262
Born in Matanzas, Jan 17, 1836
Died in Paris, 12/March 15, 1918
Born José Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte
Also known as Joseph White
- White Lafitte was an Afro-Cuban violinist and composer.
- White Lafitte studied violin at the Paris Conservatory, winning a first prize for violin in 1856.
- White Lafitte’s students included Romanian violinist Georges Enescu (George Enesco).
- White Lafitte toured Europe, the United States, and South America.
- He lived in South America for part of his career, after becoming court violinist to Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil.3
Born in Lublin, July 10, 1835
Died in Moscow, March 31, 1880
- Wieniawski was a Polish violin virtuoso who studied both violin and composition at the Paris Conservatory.
- Wieniawski spent much of his career as a touring virtuoso, often appearing with his younger brother, pianist Józef Wieniawski.4
“Without doubt the greatest violinist of his time.”
Anton Rubinstein on Wieniawski5
Biography from the Henryk Wieniawski Music Society
Pronunciation:
[‘hɛnrɪk vi’njafski]
“HEN-rick veen-YAFF-ski”
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Born in Windischgraz, Styria [now Slovenjgradec, Slovenia], March 13, 1860
Died in Vienna, Feb 22, 1903
- Wolf is best known as a Lied composer in the tradition of Schubert and Schumann, with a post-Wagnerian sense of harmony, and a strong sensitivity to poetry.
- Wolf studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs. He was friends with fellow student Gustav Mahler. Frustrated with the conservatory’s musical conservatism, he was a difficult student and was expelled (though he later claimed he’d resigned).
- Wolf spent much of his career in Vienna scraping together a living as a music critic, accompanist, and music teacher. His personal and professional life were greatly affected by his early contraction of syphilis, which led to violent mood swings and eventually severe mental illness.1
Sources
Eric Sams and Susan Youens, “Wolf, Hugo.” Grove Music Online (2001). accessed August 13, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052073.
Born in Vienna, May 2, 1843
Died in Vienna, Nov 14, 19226