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Celebrated violinists, past and present; ("The Strad" library), 1897
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1in Vienna, but in 1820, after Rovelli's death, he returned to Munich, where he became leader of the royal band. In 1822 he undertook his first concert-tour with brilliant success, and three years later he married the niece of the conductor of the Winter Concerts in the Bavarian capital. In 1826 he went to Stuttgart as musical director and first violinist of the royal band there, and in this post he remained until 1849, making use of his holiday time for touring. The revolutionary disturbances in the last year compelled him to remove to London, where he remained for some time. His first appearance in London took place at the Philharmonic Concert of 14th May, 1849, when he played his own A minor concerto. In 1866 he returned to Stuttgart, in the neighbourhood of which (at Kannstadt) he died on the 10th May, 1869.
3Molique composed ten concertos, of which the fifth in A minor, is perhaps the best, as it unquestionably is a brilliant constellation in the firmament of violin-literature which will last for all time; a concertino, eight quartets, two trios, three violin sonatas, duets for various combinations of instruments, a symphony, a mass and an oratorio, "Abraham," which was first performed in England at the Norwich festival in 1860.
5The violin upon which he played was a Joseph Guarneri that for a long time remained in the possession of the Baron Dreyfuss in Munich. It was then purchased by some enthusiastic amateurs in Berlin and presented to the violinist Waldemar Meyer. It is said that doubts as to its genuineness were expressed which led to legal proceedings, but with what result is not stated. If I am not in error the late J. T. Carrodus, well-known to all violinists in this country for his skill as a player and to readers of The Strad especially by his writings, was a pupil of Molique in the old Stuttgart days.
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