Antonio Bazzini
Antonio Bazzini (born March 11, 1818 in Brescia , † February 10, 1897 in Milan ) was an Italian composer and violinist.
Live and act
Antonio Bazzini was a student of Faustino Camisani (1772-1830) and appeared in public at the age of twelve. He initially devoted himself to composition until, supported by Niccolò Paganini , he undertook major art trips from 1842, with which he became known in Germany, among other places. Bazzini also made a name for himself through his efforts to introduce German instrumental music in Italy. From 1852 he lived in Paris, from where he continued his concert tours. A last concert tour took him through the Netherlands in 1864. In 1873 he became professor of composition at the Conservatory in Milan , and his most important students included Pietro Mascagni and Giacomo Puccini . In 1882 he took over the management of the conservatory.
He wrote several string quartets, violin concertos, overtures and symphonies, as well as the opera Turanda (Milan, 1867). For the Messa per Rossini inspired by Verdi , Bazzini composed the third piece, Dies Irae . He also left behind one of the most important pieces of virtuoso violin literature, the Dance of the Goblins op. 25 (“La ronde des Lutins”).
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Bazzini, Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University book printer L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 197 ( digitized version ).
- Hand Lexicon of Music , Leipzig 1882
Web links
- Works by and about Antonio Bazzini in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Antonio Bazzini in the International Music Score Library Project
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| SURNAME | Bazzini, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and violinist of the Romantic period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brescia , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1897 |
| Place of death | Milan |