A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
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place called Schoenfeld. Nor was he idle there; for he not only put the finishing hand to the accomplishment of the youthful violinist, Pixis, who with his father resided at Schoenfeld during a whole summer for the express purpose of receiving Viotti's valuable instruction, but he also published (at Bochann's in Hamburg) " Six duets for violins." To the work is prefixed his portrait, also a preface, in which are these words ; "This book is the fruit of the leisure afforded me by misfortune. Some of the pieces were dictated by trouble, others by hope." After the lapse of a few years Viotti found himself at liberty to return to England, and in 1801, revisited London, but this time in a commercial capacity, for he became interested in a wine business, and for the nonce the musician entirely laid aside his art. The undertaking, however, in the end, proved a failure, and Viotti was thereby compelled to resume his legitimate profession. The French singer, Garat, relates how he discovered Viotti, who, during his connection with the wine business, had become completely lost to his old friends. Garat had some vague notion that the violinist was located somewhere in the metropolis, but all attempts to trace him seemed to be fruitless.
At last one morning he went to a large
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