Composer
Eugenio Cavallini
Italian composer and conductor (1806-1881)
1806–1881
7 works in the index
- Born
- 1806
- Died
- 1881
- Birthplace
- Milan
- Place of death
- Milan
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Italy
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Eugenio Cavallini (16 June 1806 — 11 April 1881) was an Italian conductor, composer, violinist, and violist. In 1833 he became first violinist of the orchestra at La Scala, a post he held through 1855. He also served as a conductor at La Scala, notably leading the world premieres of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia (1833), Donizetti's Gemma di Vergy (1834), Donizetti's Maria Stuarda (1835), Saverio Mercadante's Il giuramento (1837), Mercadante's Il bravo (1839), Giuseppe Verdi's Oberto (1839), Verdi's Un giorno di regno (1840), Donizetti's Maria Padilla (1841), Verdi's Nabucco (1842), Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata (1843), Verdi's Giovanna d'Arco (1845), Federico Ricci's Estella di Murcia (1846), and Domenico Ronzani's Salvator Rosa (1854).
At La Scala Cavallini also conducted performances of Vincenzo Bellini's La sonnambula (1834), Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore (1834), Bellini's I puritani (1835), Daniel Auber's La muette de Portici (1838), Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (1839), Donizetti's La fille du régiment (1840), Donizetti's Don Pasquale (1843), Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix (1844), Verdi's Ernani (1844), Verdi's Attila (1846), Verdi's Jérusalem (1850), Verdi's Rigoletto (1853), Verdi's Il trovatore (1853), Giacomo Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots (1854), Donizetti's Maria di Rohan (1855), Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville (1855), Errico Petrella's Marco Visconti (1855), and Rossini's Otello (1855).
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Life and musical career
- VIAF ID
- 15192096
- ISNI
- 0000000385117947
- GND ID
- 1089826664
- Library of Congress ID
- n82152396
- MusicBrainz ID
- 0aa5abf1-7b6a-4e93-a9e7-89e78c1757ce
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- violin
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 7
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasia for Viola and String Quintet | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Duo for Flauto Clarinetto with Piano | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Viola Method | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 6 Caprices for 2 Violins | — | — | — | violin | — | 2 |
| 2 Concertant Duos for 2 Violins | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Divertimento for Viola Sola and Quartet | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tema Variato per Viola e Piano | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 15192096.