This piece was composed by possibly the most famous violinist of the post-Paganini generation - Henryk Wieniawski. Scherzo-Tarantella is a piece of music whose every measure lives up to Wieniawski's personal motto, "Il faut risquer" (I must risk it). Life by that motto was not always kind to Wieniawski, and the rise and fall of both his career and health were as rapid as the left-hand fireworks in this short piece. With Scherzo-Tarantella, Wieniawski proves himself a master of miniature with the impeccable craftsmanship and potent, immediate expression of all the violin's myriad characters.Ania Filochowska
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Henryk Wieniawski
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Recorded on 06/25/2013, uploaded on 06/25/2013
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This piece was composed by possibly the most famous violinist of the post-Paganini generation - Henryk Wieniawski. Scherzo-Tarantella is a piece of music whose every measure lives up to Wieniawski's personal motto, "Il faut risquer" (I must risk it). Life by that motto was not always kind to Wieniawski, and the rise and fall of both his career and health were as rapid as the left-hand fireworks in this short piece. With Scherzo-Tarantella, Wieniawski proves himself a master of miniature with the impeccable craftsmanship and potent, immediate expression of all the violin's myriad characters. Ania Filochowska
More music by Henryk Wieniawski
Mazurka
Scherzo-Tarantella
Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4
Etude No. 1, Op. 18
Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4
Polonaise Brillante in A Major, Op. 21
Legende
Variations on an Original Theme in A Major, Op. 15
Scherzo-Tarantella
Polonaise Brillante in A Major, Op. 21
Performances by same musician(s)
String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, 3rd mov
Violin sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
Praeludium and Allegro
String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Violin sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
Spanish Dances No. 8, Op. 26, No. 2
Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Opus 8
String Quartet No. 2 in a minor, Op. 17
Scherzo for Violin and Piano in c minor, WoO posth. 2 (from F.A.E. Sonata)
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