List of classical violinists explained
This is a list of notable classical violinists from the baroque era to the 21st century.
For a more comprehensive list of contemporary classical violinists, see List of contemporary classical violinists.
Baroque era
Classical era
Romantic era
20th–21st centuries
Note: This does not include living violinists, who are listed at List of contemporary classical violinists.
Comedic
As a supplement to the lists above, the following is a list of violinists who were known for playing the instrument badly in support of comedy routines.
Contemporary
Female
Further reading
- The Art of Violin Playing Books 1 & 2, Carl Flesch. Edited by Eric Rosenblith. Carl Fischer Music and
- The Armenian Bowing Art, Anahit Tsitsikian,Published by “Edit Print” print house Yerevan, 2004.(in Russian)
- The Art of Violin Playing, Daniel Melsa, Foulsham & Co. Ltd.
- Biographical Notice of Nicolo Paganini, by F.J. Fétis (c. 1880), Schott & Co.
- The Book of the Violin, edited by Dominic Gill (1984), Phaidon Press.
- The Devil's Box-Masters of Southern Fiddling by Charles Wolfe (1997), Country Music Foundation Press.
- An Encyclopedia of the Violin, by Alberto Bachmann (1965/1990), Da Capo Press.
- The Great Violinists, by Margaret Campbell (1980/2004), Robson Books.
- Paganini-The Genoese, by G.I.C. de Courcy (1957), University of Oklahoma Press
- Stuff Smith-Pure at Heart, edited by Anthony Barnett & Eva Løgager (1991), Allardyce Barnett Publishers.
- Szigeti on the Violin, by Joseph Szigeti (1969/1979), Dover Publications.
- Tartini-His Life and Times, by Prof. Dr. Lev Ginsburg (1968), Paganiniana Publications Inc.
- Unfinished Journey, Yehudi Menuhin (1976), Macdonald and Jane's.
- The Violin, by Yehudi Menuhin (1996), Flammarion.
- The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument by Schoenbaum, David (2012). New York, New York : W.W. Norton & Company.
- The Violin and I, by Kato Havas (1968/1975), Bosworth & Co. Ltd.
- Violin Playing-As I Teach it, by Leopold Auer (1921/1960), Gerarld Duckworth & Co Ltd.
- Violins & Violinists, by Franz Farga (1950), Rockliff Publishing Corporation Ltd.
- Ysaÿe, by Prof. Dr. Lev Ginsburg (1980), Paganiniana Publications Inc.
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