The cosmopolitan virtuoso: Ivan Mane Jarnović
2024-11-15T09:44:00
Tanja Goldberg examines the life and legacy of the violin virtuoso and composer Ivan Mane Jarnović, who died 220 years ago, and whose influence on the development of the violin concerto and violin playing in the 18th century has long lain unrecognised
he name of the Croatian violin virtuoso and composer Ivan Mane Jarnović (1747–1804) has somewhat faded from public memory. Only in recent years has his artistic legacy begun to regain recognition. I first came across his music many years ago, when our local chamber orchestra performed one of his symphonies at a festival in Dubrovnik…