A
pupil of the Paris Conservatoire, the Polish violinist Henryk Wieniawski began
his career as a virtuoso, giving concerts and writing music for his own use. A tarantella is a dance form from southern
Italy. Contrasting theories on its name
either have it developed in the town of Taranto or inspired by the wild
gyrations thought to cure the affects from a tarantula spider bite.
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Henryk Wieniawski
Scherzo-Tarantella Play
Recorded on 10/16/2007, uploaded on 01/21/2009
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Scherzo-Tarantella, Op. 4
A pupil of the Paris Conservatoire, the Polish violinist Henryk Wieniawski began his career as a virtuoso, giving concerts and writing music for his own use. A tarantella is a dance form from southern Italy. Contrasting theories on its name either have it developed in the town of Taranto or inspired by the wild gyrations thought to cure the affects from a tarantula spider bite.
D. Skoraczewski
More music by Henryk Wieniawski
Etude No. 1, Op. 18
Mazurka
Scherzo-Tarantella
Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4
Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4
Polonaise Brillante in A Major, Op. 21
Variations on an Original Theme in A Major, Op. 15
Legende
Faust-Fantasy
Reverie
Performances by same musician(s)
Fantasie in g minor, Op. 77
Etude Op. 25, No. 7 in c sharp minor
Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F minor
Nocturne in c-sharp minor Op. Posth.
Transcendental Etude no. 11, Harmonies du Soir
Theme and Seven Variations on "Bei Mannern" from Mozart's The Magic Flute, WoO 46
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Ondine, from Gaspar de la Nuit
Gaspard de la Nuit - Scarbo
Goyescas: Intermezzo
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