Short bio Henryk Wieniawski
Birthday:
1835 in Lublin, Poland
Died:
1880 in Moscow, Russia
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Romantic
Full biography Henryk Wieniawski
Henryk Wieniawski was a Polish composer, virtuoso violinist, and pedagogue, considered to be one of the most celebrated violinists of the 19th century. Born on July 10, 1835, in Lublin, Poland, Wieniawski began his musical education at a young age and displayed exceptional talent as a violinist. He debuted as a soloist at the age of nine and went on to study at the Paris Conservatoire under renowned violinist Lambert Massart.
Compositions featuring Henryk Wieniawski
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rêverie, for viola & piano in F sharp minor (completed by H. Weickmann) | 6:36 min | Chamber Music | 1885 |
| 2 | Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 | 21:29 min | Concerto | 1870 |
| 3 | Polonaise (No. 2) brillante, for violin & orchestra in A major, Op. 21 | 8:12 min | Concerto | 1870 |
| 4 | Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's "Faust," for violin & orchestra, Op. 20 | 17:04 min | Concerto | 1865 |
| 5 | Etude-caprice for 2 violins in E flat major, Op. 18/2 | 4:58 min | Chamber Music | 1862 |
| 6 | Etudes-caprices (8) for 2 violins, Op. 18 | 20:20 min | Chamber Music | 1862 |
| 7 | Etude-caprice for 2 violins in G minor, Op. 18/1 | 3:57 min | Chamber Music | 1862 |
| 8 | Etude-caprice for 2 violins in E major, Op. 18/5 | 1:59 min | Chamber Music | 1862 |
| 9 | Etude-caprice for 2 violins in D major, Op. 18/3 | 2:16 min | Chamber Music | 1862 |
| 10 | Etude-caprice for 2 violins in A minor, Op. 18/4 | 1:39 min | Chamber Music | 1862 |
| 11 | Dudziarz (Le ménétrier), mazourka caractéristique for violin & piano in D major, Op. 19/2 | 3:43 min | Chamber Music | 1860 |
| 12 | Obertas, mazourka caractéristique for violin & piano in G major, Op. 19/1 | 2:10 min | Chamber Music | 1860 |
| 13 | Mazurkas (2) for violin & piano, Op. 19 | 4:44 min | Chamber Music | 1860 |
| 14 | Légende, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in G minor, Op. 17 | 7:30 min | Concerto | 1859 |
| 15 | Scherzo-tarantelle, for violin & piano in G minor, Op. 16 | 4:30 min | Chamber Music | 1855 |
| 16 | La Cadenza - Largo, etude for violin, Op. 10/7 (L'Ecole Moderne) | 4:08 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 17 | Souvenir de Posen, mazurka for violin & piano in D minor, Op. 3 | 4:50 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 18 | Variations on an Original Theme, for violin & piano, Op. 15 | 12:14 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 19 | Le Staccato - Allegro gioioso, etude for violin, Op. 10/4 (L'Ecole Moderne) | 2:01 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 20 | Le Sautillé - Presto, etude for violin, Op. 10/1 (L'Ecole Moderne) | 0:38 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 21 | Le Arpèges: Variations on the Austrian National Anthem, etude for violin, Op. 10/9 (L'Ecole Moderne) | 4:12 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 22 | Alla saltarella - Scherzando, etude for violin, Op. 10/5 (L'Ecole Moderne) | 1:48 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 23 | Cadenza to Beethoven's Violin Concerto (lost?) | 3:22 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 24 | L'ecole moderne, etudes (9) for violin, Op. 10 | 18:54 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 25 | Chanson polonaise, mazourka de salon for violin & piano in G minor, Op. 12/2 | 3:50 min | Chamber Music | 1853 |
| 26 | Kujawiak (Mazurka), for violin & piano in A minor | 2:57 min | Chamber Music | 1853 |
| 27 | Le carneval russe, for violin & piano, Op. 11 | 6:29 min | Chamber Music | 1853 |
| 28 | Kujawiak, for violin & piano in C major | 3:26 min | Chamber Music | 1853 |
| 29 | Romance sans paroles et Rondo élégant, for violin & piano, Op. 9 | 9:38 min | Chamber Music | 1852 |
| 30 | Adagio élégiaque, for violin & piano in A major, Op. 5 | 6:51 min | Chamber Music | 1852 |
| 31 | Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14 | 26:00 min | Concerto | 1852 |
| 32 | Souvenir de Moscou, deux airs russes, for violin & orchestra, Op. 6 | 6:55 min | Concerto | 1852 |
| 33 | Capriccio-valse, for violin & piano in E major, Op. 7 | 5:03 min | Chamber Music | 1852 |
| 34 | Polonaise (No. 1) de concert, for violin & orchestra in D major, Op. 4 | 5:29 min | Concerto | 1852 |
| 35 | La Champêtre (Sielanka), mazourka de salon for violin & piano in D major, Op. 12/1 | 3:49 min | Chamber Music | 1850 |
| 36 | Tarantella, for violin & piano | 2:47 min | Chamber Music | 1848 |
| 37 | Allegro de sonate, for violin & piano in G minor, Op. 2 | 8:15 min | Chamber Music | 1848 |
| 38 | Grand caprice fantastique, for violin & piano, Op. 1 | 11:30 min | Chamber Music | 1847 |
| 39 | Romances (3) for violin & piano | 4:59 min | Chamber Music | 1846 |
| 40 | Polonaise triomphale, for violin & piano | 2:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Fantasie orientale, for violin & piano in A minor, Op. 24 | 4:18 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Gigue for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 23 | 3:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Cadenza to Viotti's Violin Concerto No. 17 | 7:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Mazurkas (2) for violin & piano, Op. 12 | 7:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Grand duo polonais, for violin & piano in G major, Op. 8 | 11:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
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