Amico: The Life of Giovanni Battista Viotti
- Author: Lister, Warwick
If it is a somewhat pale title for a book, it must also be admitted that Viotti himself was sometimes pale as a man. Thanks for Warwick Lister's painstaking work, however, much colour has been... — More…
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Contents
- Abbreviations
- List of Figures
- Preface
- 1 Fontanetto and Turin, 1755-1779
- Suonatore del Principe
- Pupil of the Celebrated Pugnani
- Theater Musician
- Chapel and Chamber Musician
- 2 Grand Tour, 1780-1781
- 3 Paris, 1782-1792: Performer, Composer, Teacher
- First Violinist of the Universe
- Homecoming
- Courtier
- The Pleasure of his Friends
- Composer and Teacher
- The Concert olympique
- 4 Paris, 1789-1792: Entrepreneur
- The Theatre de Monsieur
- Une bien grande machine
- Rue Feydeau
- Afterword
- 5 Viotti's Achievement Thus Far
- 6 London, 1792-1798 and Exile, 1798-ca. 1800
- Hanover Square
- Incident on the Continent
- London and Bath
- The King's Theatre
- The Wine Business, Gillwell, the King's Theatre
- Exile
- 7 Gillwell, Paris, Oxford, London, ca. 1800-1812
- Country Life
- St Omer and Paris
- Music, Family, and Friends
- Tragedy
- 8 London and the Continent, 1812-1819
- Recovery
- The Philharmonic Society (1813, 1814)
- Paris, Brussels, Lille (1814-1818)
- the Philharmonic Society (1815, 1816)
- 9 Paris and the Opera, 1819-1821
- 10 Last Years, Death, and Aftermath
- Epilogue
- 11 Viotti's Achievement and Legacy
- Appendices
- 1 Map of Europe Showing Viotti's Places of Activity.
- 2 G. B. Negri's Biographical Note
- 3 Viotti's Precis
- 4 Viotti's Letter to the Prince della Cisterna
- 5 Viotti's Will
- 6 Viotti's Siblings
- 7 Viotti's Places of Residence in Paris and London
- 8 Viotti's Violins
- 9 Notes on Viotti's Violin Method
- 10 A Selection of Withdrawals from William Chinnery's Account at Drummonds Bank
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Viotti's Works
- General Index