Pierre Gaviniès
Pierre Gaviniès (Gavinies) (born May 11, 1728 in Bordeaux , † September 8, 1800 in Paris ) was a French violinist and composer .
Life
Pierre Gaviniès was the son of violin maker François Gaviniès and one of the most important French violin personalities of the 18th century. At the age of thirteen he shone alongside Joseph-Barnabé Saint-Sevin (1727–1803) called l'Abbé le fils in a duo by Jean-Marie Leclair in the Concert Spirituel . Even at a very young age he was one of the sought-after virtuosos in Paris, he even refused to serve in the royal chapel. As a young man, he is said to have been sentenced to one year in prison for an affair with a noble lady-in-waiting and it was during this time that he composed his famous romance . In the 1760s he found unprecedented popularity with his compositions and concerts. Even Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived at his concerts. His students valued him as a teacher and because of his humanity in dealing. They included, for example, Nicolas Capron , Simon Leduc , Marie-Alexandre Guénin , Louis-Henry Paisible (1745–1781), Antoine-Laurent Baudron (1742–1834), Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and the later music publisher Jean-Jérôme Imbault (1758-1832).
He had a long and fruitful collaboration with the concert events of the Concert Spirituel, which he directed from 1773 to 1777 with François-Joseph Gossec and Simon Leduc. During this period the symphony concertante reached its climax. Giovanni Battista Viotti recognized him as the "French Tartini ".
He published his sonatas in the baroque tradition, only provided with a figured bass. These compositions represent a stylistic transition from late baroque to classical.
In post-revolutionary Paris from 1795 he was one of the violin teachers at the newly founded Paris Conservatory alongside Pierre Rode , Pierre Baillot and Rodolphe Kreutzer .
Works
- Opus 1; 6 violin sonatas 1760
- Le Prétendu intermède , the Italian comedy in three acts, premiered on November 6th, 1760 in Paris.
- Recueil d'airs à 3 parties for 2 violins, viola and bass 1763
- Opus 3; 6 violin sonatas 1764
- Opus 4; 6 violin concertos in 1764
- 2 Suites sur des noëls (Christmas suites ) 1764
- 3 solo sonatas for violin (including Le Tombeau de Gaviniès ) 1770
- Opus 5; 6 violin sonatas 1774
- His best-known works today are the (24) "Vingt-quatre Matinées, études caprices pour le violon" from 1794.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gaviniès, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gavinies, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French violinist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1728 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordeaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1800 |
| Place of death | Paris |