Henri Vieuxtemps

Henri Vieuxtemps

Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps (French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf vjøtɑ̃]; 17 February 1820 – 6 June 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. He is also known for playing what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, a violin of superior workmanship.

Birth and Death Data: Born Verviers (city in Wallonia, Belgium), Died June 6, 1881 (Algiers (capital city of Algeria) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-1897	12-in.	11/4/1904	St. Patrick's Day	Maud Powell	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1899	10-in.	11/4/1904	Polonaise	Maud Powell	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-9648	10-in.	11/15/1910	Reverie	Victor Dance Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10537	10-in.	6/15/1911	Arkansas traveler	Maud Powell	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-16467	10-in.	9/10/1915	Rêverie	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with violin solo	composer
Victor	C-29627	12-in.	3/5/1924	Rondino	Cecilia Hansen	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-31863	10-in.	2/19/1925	Sérénité	Renée Chemet	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-31863	10-in.	11/9/1925	Sérénité	Renée Chemet	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CRC-71827	12-in.	2/8/1932	Ballade et polonaise	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CSHQ-71828	12-in.	2/8/1932	Ballade et polonaise	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CRC-71829	12-in.	2/8/1932	Ballade et polonaise	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CSHQ-71830	12-in.	2/8/1932	Ballade et polonaise	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CRC-71831	12-in.	2/8/1932	Ballade et polonaise	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CSHQ-71832	12-in.	2/8/1932	Ballade et polonaise	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	36523	12-in.	12/30/1912	Rondino	Eugène Ysaÿe	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	6963	12-in.	approximately 1916	Ballade et polonaise, part 1	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; Albert Sammons	Violin solo, with band	composer
Brunswick	3651	10-in.	approximately February 1920	Caprice "Yankee Doodle"	Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	X9136-X9138	12-in.	approximately November 1922	Polonaise	Paul Frenkel ; Bronislaw Huberman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	X9139-X9141	12-in.	approximately November 1922	Ballade	Paul Frenkel ; Bronislaw Huberman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	288	10-in.	approximately September 1910	Serenata	Albert Spalding	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	2938	10-in.	7/24/1914	Reverie	Carl Flesch	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	2940	10-in.	4/7/1914	Rêverie	Carl Flesch	Violin solo	composer
Edison	2943	10-in.	4/9/1914	Rondino	Carl Flesch ; Homer Samuels	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	3376	10-in.	between 10/20/1914 and 10/29/1914	Reverie	Albert Spalding	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	8274	10-in.	11/1/1921	Adagio religioso	Otto Eisen ; Vasa Prihóda	Violin solo, with piano	composer

(Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vieuxtemps, Henri," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100023.

Vieuxtemps, Henri. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100023.

"Vieuxtemps, Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/52222 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/52222

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