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Famous Violinists and Fine Violins: Historical Notes, Anecdotes, and …, 1896
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1grieves, disappointments, and troubles. Labarre is said to have been a splendid soloist, especially in adagio movements, into which, like Viotti his master, he was accustomed to introduce ornamental inspirations. Libon, we are told, played with much sweetness, and was fine upon the fourth string. Mdlle. Gerbini had a fine tone, but lacked warmth of expression; and Cartier was a distinguished theoretician and teacher. Mori became well known in London as an excellent artiste, but cold. It is related of him that when he told De Bériot he could do nothing with his Airs Variés, the latter simply replied, "They require to be played with expression." It was this same Mori who offered his violin and bow "for eighteenpence" after hearing Paganini at his first concert in London.
3Regarding his dislike to play solos in public, Viotti seems to have discovered that mediocre talent often meets with as much applause as that of the greatest artistes. He once said to some of his pupils, "My young friends, artistes spoil the public, and the public spoils them."
5It is well known that Corelli, Tartini, and Viotti never made a public display of execution or difficulties. Whilst Paganini sometimes realised as much as £600 (15,000 francs) in one evening, the immortal Viotti never received from M. Le Gros, the organiser of the Concerts in Paris from 1782 to 1784, more than 1200 francs (or £48) for a whole
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