A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 279
intimately acquainted with Beethoven. He was, for some considerable time, leader of the celebrated " Rasoumoffsky quartet." After a concert tour through Germany and Russia, he returned to Vienna, was nominated (1824) a member ol the Imperial Chapel, and four years after appointed director of the Ooera. Compositions : Solo for violin with quartet, Variations on a Russian theme for violin, with violin, viola and 'cello accompaniment ; 9 Variations for violin, with second violin.
Seligmann, Hippolyte Prosper, born at Paris, July 28th, 1817, died at Monte Carlo, Feb. 5th, 1882. Virtuoso on the 'cello, pupil of Norblin at the Paris Conservatoire, won the second prize there in 1834, and the first in 1836. In this latter year he placed himself under Hal6vy for composition. On the completion of his studies he at once entered upon a life of concert touring, and has been heard in all the principal towns on the continent. His compositions are for the most part Divertissements, Caprices, Fantasias, &c., for 'cello.
'Senaille, Jean Baptiste, born at Paris, Nov. 25th, 1687, died there, April 29th, 1730. Fiddler and composer for his instrument, pupil of Queversin, one of the twenty-four violins of the band of Louis XIV., afterwards of Baptiste Anet,
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