About
Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf vjøtɑ̃]; 17 February 1820 – 6 June 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. He is also known for playing what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, a violin of superior workmanship.
Discography
Albums
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Poème / Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso / Concerto No. 5 / Polonaise in D
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Saint‐Saëns: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5
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Debut Recording: Haydn: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5
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Viuextemps: Violin Concerto no. 5 / Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Ysaÿe: Sonata for Violin Solo no. 5
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Bruch: Scottish Fantasy / Concerto no. 1 / Vieuxtemps: Concerto no. 5
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Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2
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Paganini: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5
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Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5 / Saint-Saëns: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso
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Milhaud: Le Bœuf sur le toit / Vieuxtemps: Fantasia appassionata / Chausson: Poème
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Franck: Sonata in A / Vieuxtemps: Sonata in B-flat, op. 36 - Élégie, op. 30 - Capriccio in C minor
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L'alto romantique
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Violin Concerto no. 1 in E, op. 10 / Fantasia-appassionata, op. 35
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5
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Violin Concertos
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, op. 61 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 / Wieniawski: Légende for violin and orchestra, op. 17
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Music for Viola
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Violin Concertos nos. 2 and 3
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Violin Concertos
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Violin Concertos nos. 1 and 4
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Music for Viola and Piano
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Violin Concertos nos. 5, 6 and 7
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Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5, op. 37 / Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 22
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Violinkonzerte
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Walton: Concerto for Violin / Vieuxtemps: Concerto no. 5
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Complete Violin Concertos
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The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 8: Violin Concerto no. 4, op. 31 / Violin Concerto no. 5, op. 37 / Fantasia appassionata, op. 35
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Fantasia appassionata / Ballade et Polonaise / Fantaisie caprice / Greeting to America
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The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 12: Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 10 / Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 19 / Greeting to America, op. 56
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Violin Concertos: No. 4 in D minor / No. 5 in A minor
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Romantic Metamorphoses
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Works for Solo Violin
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Violin Concertos: Mozart 5 / Vieuxtemps 4
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Vieuxtemps: Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 46 / Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 50 / Ysaÿe: Méditation, op. 16 / Sérénade, op. 22
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Bruch: Scottish Fantasy / Vieuxtemps: Concerto no. 5
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Works for Violin and Orchestra
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Complete Works for Viola
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Virtuosismo
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Works for Violin & Orchestra
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Music for Violin & Piano
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Fantasie in E Major 'La Sentimentale' / Variations on a Theme from Bellini's Norma / Violin Concerto No. 8
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Voix intimes
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Œuvres pour alto et piano / Fantasia appassionata
Compilations
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French Violin Sonatas
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Great Violin Concertos
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Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Violin and Piano / Horn Trio & Henri Vieuxtemps - Ballade et Polonaise
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Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos nos. 4 & 5 / Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso / Havanaise / Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Waxman: "Carmen" Fantasy
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 4
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Saint-Saëns: Violin Concertos 1 & 3 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5 / Chausson: Poème
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Concertos pour violon
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The Heifetz Collection, Volumes 11-15: The Concerto Collection
Links
Sibling
Teacher
Tags
- composer
- belgian composer
- belgian
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a3552f21-dd32-4ff7-8310-dbc102f6a224
- ISNI
- 0000000108886609
- IPI
- 00032017337
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.