Alexandre Artôt
Alexandre Joseph Artôt (25 January 1815 – 20 July 1845) was a Belgian violinist.
Life
He was born at Brussels into a musical family. His father was Maurice Artôt (1772–1829), first horn-player at the theatre in Brussels. His mother was Jeanne Catherine Borremans, from the musical family of Charles and Joseph Borremans.[1] His father was born with the surname Montagny or Montaguey, but had adopted the professional name Artôt, which was preserved by all his children. Alexandre's older brother was the horn player Jean Désiré Artôt , who later became the father of soprano Désirée Artôt.
Alexandre received instruction in music and on the violin from his father, and at the age of seven played at the theatre a concerto of
He became famous as a soloist, and made tours through Belgium, Holland, Italy, Germany, etc. On 3 June 1839, the same occasion that the singer
In 1843 he went to America, Cuba, etc., on a concert tour with
Compositions
Artôt's compositions for the violin include a concerto in A minor, various fantasias and airs with variations with piano or orchestral accompaniment, and, in manuscript, string quartets, and a quintet for piano and strings.
Notes
- ^ Information about his mother is from his birth certificate, available online at the Brabant, Belgium civil registration, 1582-1914. Earlier sources, such as the Alexis Chitty's Grove article (1900), give his mother as Theresa Eva, daughter of Adam and cousin of Ferdinand Ries.
- A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.
- A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.
- A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan and Company.