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Gaviniès, Pierre

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Gaviniès, Pierre (1728-1800)

French violinist and composer. His compositions for the violin, including Les Vingt-Quatre Matinées (1800), were the most demanding pieces in the violin repertory before Paganini.

He made his first appearance in Paris in 1741, at the Concert Spirituel, of which he was conductor 1773-77. He was professor of violin at the Paris Conservatory from its foundation in 1795.

Works

Opera

Le Prétendu (1760).

Violin

violin concertos; sonatas for violin and bass, violin and piano, two violins, and unaccompanied violin, violin studies Les Vingt-Quatre Matinées (1800), violin pieces including the Romance de G.
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