A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
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in the Salle of the Rue de Clery with great success. On returning to Verviers young Vieuxtemps resumed his studies with great perseverance. In 1833 he went with his father on a tour through Germany, and in Vienna took lessons in harmony under Simon Sechter the Court organist, after which he returned to Brussels, where he remained for a few months. In 1834 he travelled to London via Paris, but his reception was not equal to his expectations. In the following year he returned to Paris and placed himself under Reicha in composition. In 1838, Vieuxtemps appeared with unbounded success at the theatre at Brussels, and also in a concert given in the Church of the Augustins by the Philanthropic Society, his performances being fantaisies and fragments of concertos, in which were noticeable some happy ideas, but mixed with incoherences. Soon after this, he set out for Russia, giving concerts en rout, at Prague, Leipzig, Dresden, and Berlin. On his way to St. Petersburg, he was seized with an illness, in a little Russian village, and was detained there upwards of two months. His appearance at St. Petersburg was a great success, as it was also at Moscow. In 1840 he returned to Brussels, and in the same year played at a concert given for the benefit of the musicians of the
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Biographical Dictionary Fiddlers Salle Rue Clery Verviers Vieuxtemps Germany Vienna Simon Sechter Court Brussels London Paris Paris Reicha Vieuxtemps Brussels Church Augustins Philanthropic Society Russia Prague Leipzig Dresden Berlin Russian Moscow Brussels Soon Petersburg His Petersburg
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