Short bio Antonio Bazzini
Birthday:
1818 in Brescia, Italy
Died:
1897 in Milan, Italy
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Romantic
Full biography Antonio Bazzini
Antonio Bazzini was an Italian violinist, composer, and teacher born on March 11, 1818, in Brescia, Italy. He was a prominent figure in the European music scene during the 19th century and was renowned for his virtuosic violin performances. Bazzini was also a prolific composer, and his most famous piece is the violin showpiece "La ronde des lutins" (The Dance of the Goblins), Op. 25.
As a child, Bazzini showed an aptitude for music and began playing the violin at an early age. He studied with several renowned violinists and composers, including Giovanni Battista Polledro and Gaetano Pugnani. Later he went to Milan to study with famous violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini.
In addition to his work as a performer, Bazzini was also an accomplished composer, and his music was influenced by both the virtuosity of Paganini and the classical style of composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. He wrote music in a variety of genres, including chamber music, symphonic works, and operas. Bazzini's work was popular during his lifetime, and some of his compositions, such as his fantasias on themes from Bellini's La sonnambula, are still performed today.
Bazzini also worked as a music teacher and had several famous pupils, including Giacomo Puccini and Alfredo Catalani, both of whom went on to become renowned opera composers in their own right. Despite his contributions to the world of music, Bazzini's music has been somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries, such as Paganini and Franz Liszt.
Antonio Bazzini passed away on February 10, 1897, in Milan, Italy, but his music continues to be performed and remembered to this day.
Compositions featuring Antonio Bazzini
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | String Quartet No. 6 in F major | 26:33 min | Chamber Music | 1892 |
| 2 | String Quartet No. 5 in C minor | 23:23 min | Chamber Music | 1888 |
| 3 | String Quartet No. 4 in G major | 24:09 min | Chamber Music | 1888 |
| 4 | String Quartet No. 3 in E flat major | 32:54 min | Chamber Music | 1878 |
| 5 | String Quartet No. 2 in D minor | 21:45 min | Chamber Music | 1877 |
| 6 | Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op.55 | 21:51 min | Chamber Music | 1872 |
| 7 | Morceaux (3) for violin & piano, Op. 53 | 16:26 min | Chamber Music | 1867 |
| 8 | Novellette (2), for violin & piano, Op.54 | 10:27 min | Chamber Music | 1867 |
| 9 | Overture to Alfieri's Saul | 10:18 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1866 |
| 10 | Violin Concerto No. 4 in A minor, Op. 38 | 18:31 min | Concerto | 1865 |
| 11 | Morceaux (3) for violin & piano, Op.46 | 18:14 min | Chamber Music | 1865 |
| 12 | Menus propos! Causieres Musicales, Deuxième suite, for violin & piano, Op. 48 | 11:48 min | Chamber Music | 1865 |
| 13 | Morceaux fantastiques (2) for violin & piano, Op. 43 | 12:20 min | Chamber Music | 1864 |
| 14 | String Quartet No. 1 in C major | 33:12 min | Chamber Music | 1864 |
| 15 | La Ronde des Lutins, scherzo fantastique for violin & piano, Op. 25 | 4:46 min | Chamber Music | 1852 |
| 16 | Fantaisie dramatique sur l'air final de "Lucia di Lammermoor", for violin & piano, Op. 10 (after Donizetti) | 13:46 min | Chamber Music | 1841 |
| 17 | Morceaux Lyriques (6), for violin & piano, Op. 35 | 37:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Morceaux Lyriques (6) for violin & piano, Op. 35: No. 6, Bolero (Allegro) | 7:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Morceaux Lyriques (6) for violin & piano, Op. 35: No. 5, Rêves de Bonheur (mélodie élégante) | 5:40 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Opera transcriptions and paraphrases (6) for violin & piano, Op. 17 | 55:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Morceaux lyriques (3) for piano, Op. 41: No. 3, Bercreuse (Andantino affettuoso) | 6:15 min | Keyboard | - |
| 22 | Morceaux Lyriques (6) for violin & piano, Op. 35: No. 4, Bavardage (Scherzo) | 3:45 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 23 | Pieces (3) in the Form of a sonata for violin & piano, Op 44 | 18:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Proibizione, song for voice & piano | 3:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 25 | Rêverie | 3:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Souvenir d' "Attila", for violin & piano (after Verdi) | 16:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 27 | Souvenir de "Beatrice di Tenda", for violin & piano, Op. 11 (after Bellini) | 16:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Souvenir de "La sonnambula", for violin & piano [No. 1], Op. 19 (after Bellini) | 18:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Variations brillantes et Finale, for violin & piano, Op. 3 (after Bellini's "La sonnambula") | 15:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | La Calma serenata, for violin & piano, Op. 34/3 | 5:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Calabrese, Op. 34/6 | 4:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Dies Irae, for chorus & orchestra (for Requiem for Rossini) | 5:12 min | Choral | - |
| 33 | Fantaisie de Concert, for violin & piano, Op. 27 (after Bellini's "Il pirata") | 15:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Fantaisie sur "La sonnambula", for violin & piano No. 2, Op. 26 (after Bellini) | 16:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Fantaisie sur des mofits d' "Anna Bolena", for violin & piano, Op. 24 (after Donizetti) | 15:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Fantaisie sur plusieurs thêmes de l'opéra de Mazzucato, for violin & piano, Op. 8 (after "Esmeralda") | 15:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Fantasia for violin & piano, Op. 40 (after Bellini's "La straniera") | 14:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Fantasia su La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi, for violin & piano, Op. 50 | 14:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Fantasia su temi tratti da "I Masnadieri", for violin & piano (after Verdi) | 14:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Fantasies (3) on motifs from "Saffo" by Pacini, for violin & piano | 46:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Grandes études (2), Op. 49 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 42 | Morceaux Lyriques (6) for violin & piano, Op. 35: No. 3, Le Muletier (episode de la vie de montagne) | 7:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | La Ridda dei folletti, for violin & piano | 4:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Le Carillon d'Arras, Op. 36 | 6:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Menus propos! Causieres musicales. Première suite op. 47 | 10:54 min | - | |
| 46 | Morceaux Caractéristiques (3), for violin & piano, Op. 45 | 16:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 47 | Morceaux de salon (2), Op. 12 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 48 | Morceaux lyriques (3) for piano, Op. 41: No. 1, Nocturne (Moderato) | 4:21 min | - | |
| 49 | Morceaux lyriques (3) for piano, Op. 41: No. 2, Scherzo (Allegretto) | 5:12 min | - | |
| 50 | Adagio, Variazione e Finale sopra un tema di Bellini, for violin & piano (after "I Capuleti e Montecchi") | 16:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Morceaux Lyriques (6) for violin & piano, Op. 35: No. 1, Elégie (Andante mesto) | 6:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Morceaux Lyriques (6) for violin & piano, Op. 35: No. 2, La Joie (Allegro gioioso) | 5:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Antonio Bazzini
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Antonio Bazzini, Quartetto Bazzini – Quartetti Per Archi N. 1 E N. 3(CD, Album) | 2018 | Tactus |
| 2 |  |
Bazzini, Anca Vasile Caraman, Alessandro Trebeschi – Complete Opera Transcriptions(5×CD, Album) | 2018 | Brilliant Classics |
| 3 |  |
Sarasate • Wieniawski • Bach • Albéniz • Brahms • Yamada • Mozart • Paganini • Bazzini, Alfredo Campoli, Daphne Ibbott, Norihiko Wada – Alfredo Campoli: The Bel Canto Violin Volume 6(CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 2017 | Decca |
| 4 |  |
Antonio Bazzini - Luca Fanfoni, Maria Semeraro – La Ronde Des Lutins - Music For Violin And Piano(CD, Album) | 2015 | Brilliant Classics |
| 5 |  |
Antonio Bazzini, Chloë Hanslip, Caspar Frantz – Works For Violin And Piano | 2008 | Naxos |
| 6 |  |
Interpreti Veneziani - Bazzini, De Falla, Fauré, Paganini, Saint Saëns, Sarasate – Appassionato(CD, Album) | 2003 | In.Ve.Nice Sound |
| 7 |  |
François Sochard, Jonas Vitaud - Claude Debussy / Christian Sinding / Giuseppe Tartini / Antonio Bazzini – Sonate N°3 / Suite Pour Violon « Im Alten Stil » / Sonate En Sol Mineur « La Trille Du Diable » / « La Ronde Des Lutins »(CD, Album) | 2002 | AFAA |
| 8 |  |
Antonio Bazzini, Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Aldo Orvieto – Works For Violin And Piano (Vol. 2)(CD, Album) | 2000 | Dynamic (4) |
| 9 |  |
Massimo Palumbo, Thomas Christian, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, Nino Rota, Antonio Bazzini, Giuseppe Martucci – Sonate Italiane Per Violino E Pianoforte(DVD, DVD-Video, Remastered) | 2000 | Video Rhona Classics |
| 10 |  |
Antonio Bazzini, Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Aldo Orvieto – Works For Violin And Piano (Vol. 1)(CD, Stereo) | 1999 | Dynamic (4) |
| 11 |  |
Maxim Vengerov - Itamar Golan / Paganini, Sarasate, Kreisler, Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky, Bazzini, Messiaen, Bloch – Virtuoso Vengerov | 1993 | TELDEC |
| 12 |  |
Antonio Bazzini - Quintetto Boccherini – Quintetto In La Maggiore | 1978 | Italia (2) |
| 13 |  |
Salvatore Accardo - Tartini / Corelli / Bazzini / Paganini – Il Trillo Del Diavolo(LP, Compilation, Stereo) | 1977 | RCA |
| 14 |  |
Г. Вьетан / А. Баццини - Ю. Г. Ситковецкий – Гавот / Рондо(8", 78 RPM, Mono) | 1952 | Апрелевский Завод |
| 15 |  |
Jascha Heifetz, Antonio Bazzini, Henryk Wieniawski – La Ronde Des Lutins / Scherzo Tarantelle(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | 1917 | His Master's Voice |
| 16 |  |
Vivaldi / Respighi, Dozetti, Antonio Bazzini, Ferruccio Busoni, Jean-Claude Bouveresse, Bénédicte Péran – Musique Romantique D'Italie(CD, ) | - | Gallo (4) |
| 17 |  |
Yulian Sitkovetsky, Bach, Mozart, Bazzini, Sarasate, Bella Davidovich – Legacy Vol; 3: Partita N°2 BWV 1004 / Sonata N°26 K.378 / Ronde / Malaguena - Habanera(CD, ) | - | Arlecchino (2) |
| 18 |  |
Wieniawski, Bazzini, Jascha Heifetz – Scherzo - Tarantella Op. 16 / La Ridda Dei Folletti Op. 25(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Disco "Grammofono" |
| 19 |  |
Bazzini / Wieniawski Played By Jascha Heifetz With Emanuel Bay – La Ronde Des Lutins / Polonaise Brillante In D Major(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Victor Red Seal |
| 20 |  |
Donizetti, Bazzini, Quartetto della Scala – String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor / String Quartet No. 3 In E Flat Major Opus 76(LP) | - | Telefunken |
| 21 |  |
Igor Malinovsky - Brahms, Schumann, Schostakowitsch, Waxmann, Bazzini – Dimensionen(CD, ) | - | Kammermusik Am Hochrhein |
| 22 |  |
Marco Fornaciari, Daniele Roi, Antonio Bazzini, Giuseppe Martucci, Ottorino Respighi – Marco Fornaciari / Daniele Roi(LP) | - | Fonè |
Videos featuring Antonio Bazzini
Chloë Hanslip plays Bazzini - La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25 (Dance of the Goblins)
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Antonio Bazzini - Le Carillon d'Arras, Op. 36
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Antonio Bazzini - Grande Étude, Op. 49 No. 1, for violin and piano
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