Ernesto Cavallini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetErnesto Cavallini
Italian musician
Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1807
Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Date of Death: 07-Jan-1874
Profession: composer, clarinetist
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Ernesto Cavallini
- Ernesto Cavallini (30 August 1807 – 1874) was an Italian clarinetist and composer. Born in Milan, Cavallini studied at the Milan Conservatory under Carulli.
- He performed at the Conservatoire Concerts in 1830 with his brother, violinist Eugenio Cavallini.
- He became the principal clarinetist of La Scala under Giacomo Panizza.
- He also taught at the Milan Conservatory and spent 15 years performing in St Petersburg from 1852 to 1867.Cavallini played on a six-key boxwood clarinet, which was considered an "outdated" instrument.
- Cavallini was described as the "Paganini of the clarinet".
- His playing inspired Verdi to compose a clarinet solo and cadenza in his 1862 La forza del destino, and led Panizza to include a set of variations for clarinet in his The Challenge of Barletta.As a composer, he is best known for Adagio and Tarantella, Adagio Sentimental, his fantasies, and his 30 Caprices for Clarinet.
- Cavallini also composed several works for E? clarinet, including the Carnival of Venice variations, I figli di Eduardo 4th in partnership with Panizza, and Fantasia on a Theme from Ultimo Giorno di Pompeii.
- He cited Rossini as an influence in his compositions, and composed Una Lagrima sulla Tomba dell'Immortale Rossini in his honour.
- His compositions were often performed by fellow clarinetist Ferdinando Busoni, but he performed one of his fantasias for the Philharmonic Society in London on 2 May 1842 and again 23 June 1845. A new CPO c.d.(CPO 777 938-2,63 minutes)of Cavallini's 1st & 2nd clarinet concertos & a Fantasy & Variations is now available.
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