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Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Celebrated Violinists, 1877
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1pete with some of the greatest violinists of the period, among whom were the German virtuoso J. Stamitz, and the French artistes Pagin and Gaviniès. Nevertheless, Pugnani met with a very cordial reception at the Concerts Spirituels, where he appeared several times; and afterwards visited many European towns, with similar successful results.*
3After staying for a considerable time in England, where he composed a great deal of violin
5* The Concerts Spirituels were established in Paris in March, 1725, as a kind of annex to the Opera, like the "Promenade Concerts" of the present day in London. They were given in one of the rooms at the Palace of the Tuileries, and under the direction of Philidor (father of the great chess-player and composer of numerous pretty operas). The first concert took place on the 18th March, 1725; the programme was as follows: first, a Series of Airs for violins, composed by Lalande, followed by a Caprice by the same author, and his Confitebor. Next came a Concerto of Corelli, entitled Nuit de Noël, and lastly a cantata, Domino and Motet, by Lalande. It began at six in the evening and finished at eight, amidst the applause of all present. These concerts were continued in the Salle des Suisses at the Tuileries until the Revolution; with the establishment of the Empire they were transferred to the Opera, and continued there till the Revolution of July. They were devoted to sacred music principally; hence their name.
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