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Musical notes. I. The great composers. II. Violinists and the violin. III. The violin and its history, 1869
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1(1818), when the Polish violinist, Lipinski, entered into a contest with him in public, at Placentia, with no better result.
3For these details respecting the career of this remarkable violinist, we are indebted to his biographer, M. Fetis. And we shall not pursue them much further. We will simply remark that on the 5th April, 1827, Pope Leo XII. decorated him with the order of the 'Golden Spur,' in recognition of his brilliant talents. In the spring of 1828, he proceeded to Vienna, where he was received with enthusiasm. And ovations were showered upon him in every town of Germany which he visited. He arrived in the French capital in 1831, and met with equal success. He then appeared in London, where he was expected with the utmost impatience. His triumphs in England are too well known now to need recapitulation. On returning to Italy he gave a concert at Plaisance (in 1834) for the benefit of the poor. A year or two after, the declension of his health became manifest. He was advised to retire for
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