Guglielmo Andreoli The Elder
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Guglielmo Andreoli (22 April 1835 – 13 March 1860) was an Italian pianist. He was born in Mirandola,
Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
to the musical family of Evangelista Andreoli; his brothers included Carlo and another Guglielmo (b. 1862), with whom he should not be confused. He was a pupil at the Milan Conservatory from 1847 to 1853, after which he pursued a career as a concert pianist. He was a pianist of great distinction, remarkable for his soft and delicate touch, pure taste, and power of expression, as well as for great execution. He was well known in London, where he appeared at The Crystal Palace (13 December 1856), the Musical Union (27 April 1858), the New Philharmonic (9 May 1859), among other venues. His health was never strong, and he died at
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in 1860. He also composed, but his compositions are considered unimportant.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreoli, Guglielmo Italian classical pianists Italian male classical pianists Italian male pianists 1835 births 1860 deaths People from the Duchy of Modena and Reggio Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers 19th-century Italian composers 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century classical composers Milan Conservatory alumni People from Mirandola 19th-century Italian male musicians