Antonio Bazzini

From 1841 to 1845, he lived in Germany, where he was much admired by Schumann both as a violinist and a composer, as well as by Mendelssohn (Bazzini gave the first private performance of his Violin Concerto).

Returning once more to Brescia, Bazzini devoted himself to composition, gradually abandoning the virtuoso opera fantasias and character-pieces, which had formed a large part of his earlier work.

[2] Bazzini also produced a number of dramatic cantatas, sacred works, concert overtures, and symphonic poems over the next two decades.

His most enduring work is his chamber music, which is written in the classic forms of the German school and has earned him a place in the Italian instrumental renaissance of the 19th century.

Artists who have recorded his music include Chloë Hanslip, Bronislaw Huberman, Jascha Heifetz, Yehudi Menuhin, David Garrett, James Ehnes, and Itzhak Perlman.