A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 5 5
He published violin concertos, solo pieces, songs, a symphony, and two operas. Bott was an excellent performer and Spohr spoke very highly of him.
Bottesi, said to be one of the greatest performers of Tartini's school about the year 1770.
'Bottesini, Giovanni, born at Crema, Lombardy, December 24, 1823, died at Parma, July 7, 1889. He .was one of the greatest performers on the double-bass that has ever lived. He entered the Milan Conservatoire, and became a pupil of Rossi for the double bass, and Basili and Vaccai for theory. From 1840 to 1845 he gave concerts in Italy as a virtuoso. In 1846 he went to Havannah as conductor, and in the following year produced an opera called " Christophe Colombe." He also paid visits to the American continent. In 1849 he visited England, making his first appearance at the Musical Union. He was for two years conductor at the Theatre des Italiens, Paris, after which he continued travelling. In 1861 he became conductor at the Bellini Theatre, Palermo, and in 1863 held a similar post at Barcelona. Bottesini then visited Florence and established there a society for the cultivation of German classical music. He ultimately settled in Parma and became director of the Conservatoire there. Bottesini has on
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