Cultura
- Henryk Wieniawski
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY Henryk Wieniawski was born on 10 July 1835 in Lublin. Wieniawski owes his early introduction to the world of music to his mother, Regina, a professional pianist and the daughter of a Warsaw physician. His mother was also the driving force...
- Oscar Shumsky
Oscar Shumsky (March 23, 1917 – July 24, 2000) American violinist and conductor, born in Philadelphia to Russian-Jewish family. Oscar Shumsky started learning the violin at the age of three, and made his concert debut at the age of seven with the...
- Nathan Milstein
Nathan Mironovich Milstein was born on the 31st of December 1903 in Odessa as son of the merchant Miron Milstein. Out of his two sisters and four brothers, Milstein mentioned his sister Sara, who played the piano. He got his first musical impressions...
- Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) Was an Austrian-born violinist and composer; one of the most famous violinists of his day. He is noted for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he...
- Jascha Heifetz
Born in February 2, 1901(?)(1901-02-02) Vilna, Lithuania,Russian Empire. Died in December 10, 1987 (aged 86)Los Angeles, California,United States. Heifetz was born of Jewish descent in Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. There is controversy...
Cultura
Misha Elman
Mischa Elman (1891 - 1967) and Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962) were two well-known recording violinists in the early part of the 20. century whose popularity diminished as their older, more "romantic" style grew out of fashion. Although Elman's early discs display a much tighter technical grasp of the instrument, his LPs give a rare insight into what this style of performance sounds like when heard through the full spectrum of sound.
Here Elman performs Kreisler's arrangement of Tartini's "Variations on a Theme of Corelli".
Here Elman performs Kreisler's arrangement of Tartini's "Variations on a Theme of Corelli".
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- Henryk Wieniawski
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY Henryk Wieniawski was born on 10 July 1835 in Lublin. Wieniawski owes his early introduction to the world of music to his mother, Regina, a professional pianist and the daughter of a Warsaw physician. His mother was also the driving force...
- Oscar Shumsky
Oscar Shumsky (March 23, 1917 – July 24, 2000) American violinist and conductor, born in Philadelphia to Russian-Jewish family. Oscar Shumsky started learning the violin at the age of three, and made his concert debut at the age of seven with the...
- Nathan Milstein
Nathan Mironovich Milstein was born on the 31st of December 1903 in Odessa as son of the merchant Miron Milstein. Out of his two sisters and four brothers, Milstein mentioned his sister Sara, who played the piano. He got his first musical impressions...
- Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) Was an Austrian-born violinist and composer; one of the most famous violinists of his day. He is noted for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he...
- Jascha Heifetz
Born in February 2, 1901(?)(1901-02-02) Vilna, Lithuania,Russian Empire. Died in December 10, 1987 (aged 86)Los Angeles, California,United States. Heifetz was born of Jewish descent in Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. There is controversy...