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Giovanni Battista Viotti

1755 - 1824

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Giovanni Battista Viotti (12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London. He personally knew Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Viotti is the 172nd most popular musician (down from 168th in 2019), the 1,012th most popular biography from Italy (down from 995th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Musician.

Giovanni Battista Viotti was an Italian violinist and composer. He is most famous for his Violin Concerto No. 24 in G minor, Op. 30, which is one of the most popular violin concertos of all time.

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Among musicians, Giovanni Battista Viotti ranks 172 out of 3,175. Before him are Charley Patton, Joseph Joachim, Pete Best, Lenny Kravitz, Ravi Shankar, and Duff McKagan. After him are Amy Winehouse, Bill Evans, Anton Diabelli, Gene Simmons, Ray Manzarek, and Herbie Hancock.

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Among people born in 1755, Giovanni Battista Viotti ranks 13. Before him are Samuel Hahnemann, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, James Parkinson, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Georges Couthon, and Anthony of Saxony. After him are François Joseph Lefebvre, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow. Among people deceased in 1824, Giovanni Battista Viotti ranks 10. Before him are Eugène de Beauharnais, Anne Catherine Emmerich, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, James Parkinson, and Agustín de Iturbide. After him are Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Maine de Biran, David Bushnell, Maria Theresia von Paradis, and Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Viotti ranks 1,012 out of 5,161. Before him are Hormizd I (250), Umberto Giordano (1867), Piero Ferrari (1945), Hugo Pratt (1927), Carlo Rubbia (1934), and Aristoxenus (-360). After him are Francesca Caccini (1587), Elsa Morante (1912), Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Princess Mafalda of Savoy (1902), Alessandro Del Piero (1974), and Giacomo Balla (1871).

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Among MUSICIANS In Italy

Among musicians born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Viotti ranks 7. Before him are Niccolò Paganini (1782), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Giorgio Moroder (1940), Cosima Wagner (1837), and Gianna Nannini (1954). After him are Romano Mussolini (1927), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Lucio Dalla (1943), Paolo Conte (1937), and Mauro Giuliani (1781).

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