Alessandro Rolla

Alessandro Rolla

Genres: Classical, composer, violin, 19th century, Italy

About Alessandro Rolla

Alessandro Rolla (April 22, 1757 - September 15, 1841) is one of those examples of a today neglected musician who nevertheless was widely acknowledged in his time as a violin and, especially, viola virtuoso, composer and teacher and whose contribution to technique, repertoire and history of music is greatly underestimated. Still unknown to the majority of musicians and concert-goers, if remembered, it’s always due to his fame as “teacher of the great Paganini”, yet his role was very important in the development of violin and viola technique. Some of the technical innovations that Paganini later used largely, such as left-hand pizzicato, chromatic ascending and descending scales, the use of very high positions on violin and viola, octave passages, were first introduced by Rolla.

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Alessandro Rolla Quartetto concertante per due violini viola e violoncello op 2 n 2
Alessandro Rolla Viola Concertos
Alessandro Rolla Sinfonia in D Major
Alessandro Rolla Sinfonia in re maggiore
Alessandro Rolla Concerto per corno di bassetto in fa maggiore
Alessandro Rolla Divertimento in fa maggiore per alto e archi
Alessandro Rolla Sinfonia in do maggiore
Alessandro Rolla Divertimento en fa majeur pour alto et cordes
Alessandro Rolla Sinfonia en do majeur
Alessandro Rolla Divertimento Es-Dur
Alessandro Rolla Alla polacca dal Divertimento per viola e orchestra in fa maggiore
Alessandro Rolla Rondo G-duur vioolale ja orkestrile
Alessandro Rolla Violas Duet No 2 in E Flat Major II Rondo Andantino
Alessandro Rolla Sinfonia C-Dur
Alessandro Rolla Alla polacca du Divertimento pour alto et orchestre en fa majeur
Alessandro Rolla Concerto per fagotto e orchestra
Alessandro Rolla Horn Concerto in F Major I Allegro
Alessandro Rolla Concerto per violino e orchestra in la maggiore BI 521
Alessandro Rolla Sinfonia D-Dur
Alessandro Rolla Divertimento in F for Viola and Strings
Alessandro Rolla Viola Concerto in B Flat Major BI 547 II Largo
Alessandro Rolla Viola Concerto in D Major BI 543 III Rondo
Alessandro Rolla Violas Duet No 2 in E Flat Major I Andante sostenuto
Alessandro Rolla Violas Duet No 5 in E Flat Major II Minuetto con espressione
Alessandro Rolla Violin Concerto in B flat major BI 523
Quartetto concertante per due violini viola e violoncello op 2 n 2
Viola Concertos
Sinfonia in D Major
Sinfonia in re maggiore
Concerto per corno di bassetto in fa maggiore
Divertimento in fa maggiore per alto e archi
Sinfonia in do maggiore
Divertimento en fa majeur pour alto et cordes
Sinfonia en do majeur
Divertimento Es-Dur
Alla polacca dal Divertimento per viola e orchestra in fa maggiore
Rondo G-duur vioolale ja orkestrile
Violas Duet No 2 in E Flat Major II Rondo Andantino
Sinfonia C-Dur
Alla polacca du Divertimento pour alto et orchestre en fa majeur
Concerto per fagotto e orchestra
Horn Concerto in F Major I Allegro
Concerto per violino e orchestra in la maggiore BI 521
Sinfonia D-Dur
Divertimento in F for Viola and Strings
Viola Concerto in B Flat Major BI 547 II Largo
Viola Concerto in D Major BI 543 III Rondo
Violas Duet No 2 in E Flat Major I Andante sostenuto
Violas Duet No 5 in E Flat Major II Minuetto con espressione
Violin Concerto in B flat major BI 523