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Artist: Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville
Mondonville was a violin prodigy who was well-received where ever he performed. His playing was always and highly acclaimed. In 1739 after an already successful performing career, Mondonville performed at the Concert Spirituel in Paris. This performance was described as singular and esteemed with the first reference to anyone employing harmonics... [+] Read More
Artist: Ludwig "Louis" Spohr
A celebrated German violinist and composer whose compositional style is typical of the transition period between classicism and romanticism. Besides writing extensively for the violin, Spohr composed several operas and symphonies, which were were extremely well received in his lifetime and continue to be performed. ~ Mary K. Scanlan, All Music... [+] Read More
Artist: Larry Vuckovich
Balkan-born pianist takes sound of his folklore into modern modal jazz, featuring gypsy violin and unison melodies. Very good at playing straight-ahead jazz standards. Good arranger. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Hassan Erraji
Although he is blind, Hassan Eraji is able to play oud, violin, and percussion. Morroco-born and Belgium-based Eraji has worked with the groups Arabesque and the (now-defunct) Belcikal to create a variety of innovative sounds that draw from jazz, electronic, classical, and arabic sources. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: KBB
Japanese progressive rock group KBB began in 1992. The members of the group are Akihisa Tsuboy (violin and guitar), Gregory Suzuki (keys and theremin), Toshimitsu Takahashi (keyboards), Dani (bass), and Shirou Sugano (drums). Their debut album, Lost and Found, was released in 2000. ~ Gary Hill, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Friedrich Ludwig Benda
The son of Georg Benda who was also a composer and violinist. His one opera was "Der Barbier von Sevilla" which was performed via a number of production ensembles. He also wrote three operettas, such as "Louise," and instrumental works primarily for the violin. ~ Keith Johnson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Antonio Buzzolla
An Italian operatic composer who played the flute and violin. Operas to his credit included "Il Ferramondo," "Mastino della Scala," and "Gli avventurieri". Along with at least two other operas, Buzzolla also composed qualitative sacred pieces. ~ Keith Johnson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Andrea Grossi
This Italian violinist and composer flourished in Italy between 1678 and 1685 in the service of the Duke of Mantua. The instrumental pieces that he composed, presumably for the violin, were conventional for instrumental music from northern Itay in the late 17th century. ~ Keith Johnson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Anne Lederman
Ledermann is a Canadian musician who plays fiddle, five-string violin, mandolin, piano, banjo, and jaw harp. She has played with the Ontario folk group Muddy York & The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Coolangubra
Australians Claes Pearce (violin, electric viola), Stephen Berry (bluegrass guitar), Greg Sheehan (percussionist) and bassist Steve Elphick comprise Coolangubra. The jazz quartet also incorporates folk and chamber music on two albums for Celestial Harmonies, Storm Coming and Coolangruba. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Jalal Zolfonun
Jalal Zolfonun was born in Abadeh, Iran, in 1937. He studied the violin at the Tehran School of Art. His album Kord Bayat, released on the Music of the World label, features Zolfonun playing the setar (a four-string long-necked lute). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Seif Salim Saleh
Saleh plays mandolin, flute, and violin in addition to singing. He was in Ikhwani Safaa as a teenager before pursuing his studies. He is the Director of Culture and also a member of the National Taraab Orchestra. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Giovanni Picchi
Picchi was an Italian organist, lutenist and composer. He served as organist at Ca Grande, Venice between 1615 and 1625 and also served at Scuola di San Rocco, Venice in 1623. Most of his early compositions included an improvisatory toccata and a series of unusual dances that do not seem to have met public acclaim. His keyboard works are... [+] Read More
Artist: Morning Star Orchestra
The Morning Star Orchestra can boast of having perhaps the best male taarab singers in Kenya in the form of Matano Juma and also one of the oddest instrumental lineups, including organ, drums, and violin, the first of which is played by Juma himself. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Far East Side Band
The Far East Side Band play an amalgam of jazz, classical and blues blended with the trio's Asian heritage. Jason Kao Hwang (composition, violin), Yukio Tsuji (percussion, shakuhachi, voice) and Sang Won Park (kayagum, ajang, voice) have released Caverns on the New World label. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: LOURDS
Though LOURDS founding member, frontwoman, and namesake Lourds Lane grew up playing classical violin and French horn, she wasn't particularly enamored with the rules of the music she was performing. As a teenager she started a rock band, playing the electric violin, mandolin, and rhythm guitar, as well as taking on lead vocals. Throughout the... [+] Read More
Artist: Ilyas Malayev Ensemble
The traditional music of Uzbekistan, a small country formed with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, has been brought to the United States by tanbur and violin player and vocalist Ilyas Malayev. Formed shortly after Malayev emigrated to the United States in 1992, the group focuses on the shash maqam, a repertoire of 200 songs formed from six... [+] Read More
Artist: Shelley Winters Project
The Shelley Winters Project is basically an outfit for singer/songwriter and solo artist Rick Berlin to play with others. The group came together in the mid-'90s, when members Jonah Sacks (cello), Tyson Leonard (violin), and Marnie Given (violin) met Berlin at his weekly solo gig at "the Oldest Transvestite Bar in the World," in his hometown of... [+] Read More
Artist: Sunique
Sunique started playing folk violin in pub sessions and gigs. In 1994 she began composing her own music using electric violin with effects and synthesizers. In a rush of creativity she produced 3 albums in the late 90s and early 00's. Her music reflects various influences from Bach to Jarre, from The Levellers to Jimi Hendrix, from Ten Years... [+] Read More
Artist: Armand & Vio7
Vio7 is venturing in the uncharted territory of rock music by featuring 7 string rock violins instead of guitars, with incredible guitar sounding solos to heavy power chords. Every show is a hit. Lead player Armand Melnbardis was born in Riga, Latvia. His violin studies began at age 5 in a specialized music school named after the famous latvian... [+] Read More
Artist: Bethnal
Bethnal was a British rock band formed in London in 1972 and featured George Csapo (vocals, keyboards, violin), Pete Dwoling (drums), Nick Michaels (guitar), and Everton Williams (bass). A straight-ahead rock ensemble (albeit with the unusual addition of violin), Bethnal was mistakenly redefined as a punk group in the mid-'70s. It was an error... [+] Read More
Artist: Doggerel Bank
One of the most unique British bands of the 1970s, Doggeral Bank set the words of poet William Bealby-Wright to an art-rock melange of harmonium, violin, viola, harp, mandolin, piano, organ, concertina, mini moog, electric guitar, drums and percussion composed by former British poet lauriat Jim Betjeman. Although they released two groundbreaking... [+] Read More
Artist: Thomas Baltzar
Being a German violinist and composer in the court of Queen Christina of Sweden could only earn Baltzar the label of "Swede" when he finally took residence in England. Though few of his compositions survive it is thought that his compositions for the violin -- such as variations of "John, come kiss me now," and collections of suites -- required... [+] Read More
Artist: Giovanni Battista Buonamente
Pieces in the repertoire of this Italian choirmaster, violinist and composer include a minimum of 160 vocal works -- motets, Offices, and Masses -- with arrangements that employed up to 17 voices, and, parts for violins. Buonamente's instrumental works inlcuded sinfonias, sonatas, and dances. The various pieces he composed for strings include... [+] Read More
Artist: Joachim Nicolas Eggert
This composer learned the violin, piano and harp having been a student of the organ with Dammas, violin with Kahlow, and theory with Fischer. In a brief period of time (1 to 2 years) Eggert attempted to direct the theatre at the court of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Next he tried St. Petersburg but because of ill-health settled in... [+] Read More
