Composer

Henri Vieuxtemps

Belgian violinist and composer (1820-1881)

1820–1881

82 works and musical collections

Born: 1820
Died: 1881
Birthplace: Verviers
Citizenship / historical state: Belgium
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf vjøtɑ̃]; 17 February 1820 – 6 June 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. He is also known for playing what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, a violin of superior workmanship.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; music educator; university teacher; violinist
Education: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Teachers: Simon Sechter; Anton Reicha
Career institutions / employers: Royal Conservatory of Brussels
Instruments played: violin
Genres: classical music
Movements: Romantic music
Birth name: Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps
Native languages: French
Languages used: French
VIAF ID: 37103723
ISNI: 0000000108886609
GND ID: 117416460
Library of Congress ID: n80035692
MusicBrainz ID: a3552f21-dd32-4ff7-8310-dbc102f6a224

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: violin, Piano, Orchestra, Viola
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 5

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Trois Morceaux de Salon, Op.32 for Violin and Piano	Catalogue / opus Op.32	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No.2, Op.51	Catalogue / opus Op.51	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Album-Pices op 6,7,8,40,45	Catalogue / opus op 6	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bouquet Américain op 33	Catalogue / opus op 33	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Les Arpeges op15-Capriccio for Violin and Piano or Orchestra	Catalogue / opus op15	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6 Concert Etudes, Op 16	Catalogue / opus Op 16	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantaisie-Caprice, Op.11	Catalogue / opus Op.11 Year composed 1838	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonate pour alto et piano, Op.36	Catalogue / opus Op.36	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No 2 in F#, Op 19	Catalogue / opus Op 19 Year composed 1837	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No 5 in a, Op 37	Catalogue / opus Op 37 Year composed 1858	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Reverie, Op. 22, No. 3	Catalogue / opus Op. 22, No. 3	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Capriccio in C minor "Hommage à Paganini"	Key in title C minor	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Duo Brillant for Violin, Cello and Orchestra Op.39	Catalogue / opus Op.39	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
36 Etudes for Violin, Op.48	Catalogue / opus Op.48	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia appassionata pour violon et orchestre, Op.35	Catalogue / opus Op.35	violin Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia on Themes from Gounod	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 25	Catalogue / opus Op. 25 Year composed 1844	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No.4, Op.31	Catalogue / opus Op.31	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No. 7, Op. 49	Catalogue / opus Op. 49	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Reverie	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Opus 31	Catalogue / opus Opus 31 Key in title D minor	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rêverie Op.22 No. 3 - Score	Catalogue / opus Op.22 No. 3	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No.1, Op.10	Catalogue / opus Op.10	violin Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Voix intimes, Op.45	Catalogue / opus Op.45	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
No. 3: Reverie	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
No. 5: Tarantelle	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ballade et Polonaise, Op. 38	Catalogue / opus Op. 38	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3 Romances sans Paroles, Op.7	Catalogue / opus Op.7 Year composed 1844/45?	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Romanzen ohne worte, Op.8	Catalogue / opus Op.8	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
No. 2: Air Varie	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
American Bouquet, No. 2: St. Patrick's Day - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
American Bouquet, No. 6: Arkansas Traveller and Banjo Tune - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No. 4 - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasie Slave - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite, No. 2: Menuet - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia Appassionata in G Minor, Op. 35 - Set of Parts	Catalogue / opus Op. 35 Key in title G minor	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
American Bouquet, No. 3: Days of Absence - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
American Bouquet, No. 1: O Willie, We Have Missed You - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite, No. 3: Aria - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31 - Set of Parts	Catalogue / opus Op. 31 Key in title D minor	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
American Bouquet, No. 1: O Willie, We Have Missed You - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
American Bouquet, No. 4: Garry Owen - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite, No. 1: Prelude - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite, No. 3: Aria - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ballade et Polonaise - Violin - Violin	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
American Bouquet, No. 2: St. Patrick's Day - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia Appassionata - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details

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 37103723. Portrait: Marie-Alexandre Alophe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.