Charles Auguste de Bériot
Compositions for: Violin
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10 Violin Studies, Op.912 Easy Duos for 2 Violins, Op.8712 Etudes Caractéristiques, Op.11412 Mélodies italiennes12 Scenes, Op.109187 Fortschreitende Uebungen2 Fantaisies sur des thèmes russes, Op.1112 Nocturnes, Op.2320 Studies 'Premier guide du violoniste', Op.753 Caprices for Violin, Op.363 Concertant Duets, Op.573 Duos de salon, Op.923 Études caractéristiques, Op.373 Grand Studies for 2 Violins, Op.436 Duettinos sur 'Les Puritains', Op.976 Duos 'Le Fruit de l’Etude', Op.356 Études brillantes, Op.176 Études or Caprices6 Morceaux de Salon, Op.456 Souvenirs dramatiques, Op.8960 Etudes de Concert, Op.123A
Air with Variations No.1, Op.1Air with Variations No.10, Op.67Air with Variations No.11, Op.79Air with Variations No.12, Op.88Air with Variations No.13, Op.121Air with Variations No.14Air with Variations No.2, Op.2Air with Variations No.3, Op.3Air with Variations No.4, Op.5Air with Variations No.5, Op.7Air with Variations No.6, Op.12Air with Variations No.7, Op.15Air with Variations No.8, Op.42Air with Variations No.9, Op.52Airs variésAndante-Caprice, Op.108B
Beriot-AlbumD
Duo brillant sur des motifs de 'Haydée', Op.64Duo brillant sur des motifs de 'Prophète', Op.72Duo brillant sur les motifs de 'La Sonnambula', Op.18Duo brillant sur les motifs de 'Lucia de Lammermoor', Op.86Duo brillant sur les motifs des Puritains, Op.22Duo brillant sur un theme original, Op.25Duo Brillant, Op.19Duo brilliant sur des motifs de 'La Fille du Regiment', Op.83Duo concertant No.2, Op.68Duo concertant sur 'Le domino noir', Op.31Duo original No.3, Op.69Duo sur des airs hongrois et styriens, Op.84Duo sur l'Enfant prodigue, Op.80Duo sur les motifs de 'Faust'Duo sur les motifs de 'Lalla Roukh'Duos caractéristiques, Op.113F
Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs du 'Pré aux Clercs', Op.20Fantaisie brillante sur 'Guillaume Tell'Fantaisie concertante sur 'Norma', Op.28Fantaisie Lyrique, Op.120Fantaisie sur des motifs du 'Comte Ory', Op.11Fantaisie sur le choeur des drapeaux du 'Siege de Corinthe', Op.6Fantaisie-Ballet No.2, Op.105Fantasia on Dargomyzhsky's 'My Dear Damsel', Op.115bG
Grand DuoGrand Duo brillant sur des motifs de 'La Gazza ladra', Op.60Grand Duo brillant sur des motifs des Diamants de la couronne, Op.38Grand duo brillant sur 'La muette de Portici', Op.62Grand duo concertant sur les motifs de 'Zanetta', Op.33Grand Duo sur des motifs de 'Guillaume Tell', Op.53Grand Duo sur des motifs de 'La Juive', Op.85Grand duo sur les jolis motifs du 'Barbier de Seville', Op.56Grande Fantaisie sur des motifs originaux, Op.36bisGrande Valse de concert, Op.119Grandes variations, Op.14I
Il Sogno di TartiniL
La Soirée, Op.50Le progrès, Op.41Le trémolo, Op.30Les Intimes, Op.49Les Trois Bouquets, Op.101M
Méthode de violon, Op.102N
Nocturne, Op.90O
Opéra sans paroles, Op.93P
Piano Trio in D major, Op.4Piano Trio in D major, Op.59Pot-Pourri carnavalesque, Op.107Prelude ou ImprovisationR
Rêveuse, Op.118S
Scène de ballet, Op.100Sérénade, Op.124Soirée musicale sur 'Othello', Op.89Souvenir d’Auber, Op.39Souvenirs de Boulogne, Op.48Souvenirs de Weber, Op.126V
Valse, Op.58bisVariations brillantes, Op.13Variations de concert sur un motif de 'L’Ambassadrice', Op.24Violin Concerto No.1, Op.16Violin Concerto No.10, Op.127Violin Concerto No.2, Op.32Violin Concerto No.3, Op.44Violin Concerto No.4, Op.46Violin Concerto No.5, Op.55Violin Concerto No.6, Op.70Violin Concerto No.7, Op.76Violin Concerto No.8, Op.99Violin Concerto No.9, Op.104Arrangements for: Violin
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12 Mélodies italiennes3 Concertant Duets, Op.57A
Air with Variations No.2, Op.2Air with Variations No.3, Op.3Air with Variations No.4, Op.5Air with Variations No.5, Op.7Air with Variations No.6, Op.12Air with Variations No.7, Op.15Air with Variations No.8, Op.42F
Fantaisie-Ballet No.2, Op.105L
Le trémolo, Op.30S
Scène de ballet, Op.100V
Violin Concerto No.1, Op.16Violin Concerto No.10, Op.127Violin Concerto No.2, Op.32Violin Concerto No.3, Op.44Violin Concerto No.4, Op.46Violin Concerto No.5, Op.55Violin Concerto No.6, Op.70Violin Concerto No.7, Op.76Violin Concerto No.8, Op.99Violin Concerto No.9, Op.104Parts for: Violin
3 Caprices for Violin, Op.363 Concertant Duets, Op.57Air with Variations No.5, Op.7Air with Variations No.7, Op.15Andante-Caprice, Op.108Duo sur l'Enfant prodigue, Op.80Nocturne, Op.90Scène de ballet, Op.100Violin Concerto No.1, Op.16Violin Concerto No.7, Op.76Violin Concerto No.9, Op.104WikipediaCharles Auguste de Bériot (20 February 1802 – 8 April 1870) was a Belgian violinist, artist and composer.
He was born in Leuven, where there is now a street named in his honor, he moved to France in 1810, where he studied violin with Jean-François Tiby, a pupil of
Giovanni Battista Viotti. He was later encouraged by Viotti himself and briefly worked with
Pierre Baillot but did not embrace all their teachings and was also influenced by
Paganini. He served as chamber violinist to King Charles X of France and to King William I of the Netherlands and toured with great success to London, Paris and the great music centres of Europe.
After Malibran's death, de Bériot lived in Brussels and did not return to performance until 1838. In 1840 in Vienna he married Marie Huber, daughter of a local magistrate.
In 1842,
Pierre Baillot died in Paris at the age of 71, and his position as instructor at the Paris Conservatoire was offered to de Bériot. He rejected the offer, however, and in 1843 became chief violin instructor at the Brussels Conservatory where he established the Franco-Belgian school of violin playing. On account of failing eyesight he retired in 1852, and in 1858 became totally blind. Paralysis of the left arm ended his career in 1866. Surgeons amputated his left arm to relieve pain. Among his students were
Hubert Léonard,
Henri Vieuxtemps and
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst.
De Bériot composed a great amount of violin music including ten concertos. Although these are now rarely heard, his pedagogical compositions are still of use for violin students. In style, however, he was greatly influenced by the works of Rudolphe Kreutzer.
De Bériot's pioneering violin technique and Romantic style of composition make his concertos and etudes an important stepping stone for the serious violin student wishing to gain a firm foundation before studying the major concertos of the Romantic era. His most popular concertos are No. 9 in A minor Op. 104 and No. 7 in G major Op. 76.
Itzhak Perlman released a recording of Scene de Ballet, Op. 100 on his album, "Concertos from My Childhood". This recording features the Juilliard Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster. Barbara Barber also released a recordings and sheet music with piano accompaniment of the first movement of de Beriot's Concerto No. 9 in A minor Op. 104 and Scene de Ballet, Op. 100 with her series, "Solos for Young Violinists".
Schirmer publishes his Violin Method Op. 102 and His "First 30 Concert Studies" Op. 123. Peters publishes the famous encore piece for violin and orchestra (in a reduced format for violin and piano) "Scene de Ballet" Op.100.