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A new quiz for violinist IIIViolinists: Easy this time-From carlos majlis Well, if you have nothing better to do, you can answer this: 1) Those guys recorded first time Bach's double with a string quartet. One of them died very old.Both were also composers. 2) This guy was a violinist, a pianist and a teacher who use to take very talent children and prepare them for a career. A fine accompanist, there's a famous recording of one of his pupils with him. 3) The real name of this poland jew was Pinchas Goldfein, and of course he change it in the USA. He made many recordings of "light" works, but also of "serious" ones. His Kreisler's are wonderfull 4) This guy was a splendid violinist, but few remember him. He recorded a famous "gipsy" recital, but very few more. 5) She was one of his pupils, wrote a book about him, and made a CD with his arrangements. She recorded also very beautifully, several forgotten gems. She use one of his first violins..
From Stephen Brivati
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 08:40 AM Greetings, just one for the road. 2) Persinger Cheers, buri From carlos majlis
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:43 AM Yes sir!, Persinger, teacher of Menuhin, Ricci, Camilla Wicsz and Stern among others. He studied with Ysaye. His recording as accompanist of Ricci are legendary, in particular the first magnificent Sarasate's . I don't know any recording by him playing the violin; and you? From Stephen Brivati
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:45 AM as I pass through again I would suggest Sherry Kloss for no 5. From carlos majlis
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 11:13 AM Stephen, you're inspired today. Correct! She's such a warm and sensitive violinist! From Raphael Klayman
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 12:18 PM Oh man! I didn't know there would be another quiz today! It's not fair. I couldn't prepare. My dog ate my Kreutzer! From Christian Vachon
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 12:58 PM Hi, I believe the answer to no. 1 is the recording by Fritz Kreisler and Efrem Zimbalist. Cheers! From carlos majlis
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 02:07 PM Yes Christian!. They made the recording in 1915. Zimbalist was very young then I believe that was the only recording Fritz ever made on duo with other violinist.. From Stephen Brivati
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:05 PM since I`m just passing through, no 3 is Paul Godwin. I preferred his original name.... From carlos majlis
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 11:05 PM Yes, Paul Godwin. He made hundreds of recordings of any kind of "popular" pieces and sold millons of discs, but I've a couple of CDs.copied from vinyls with "classical" short pieces,but also Mozart's sinf.concertante and Schubert's piano quintet, Vary rare recordings from a totally forgotten violinist (except "archeologists" like me) From Stephen Symchych
Posted on November 1, 2009 at 01:27 PM One could also use Enescu for #2. There's a funny but not-too-nice story about a debut recital of one of his violin students which he agreed to accompany for practical and publicity reasons. While they were about to go on, Alfred Cortot the Conservetoire's director ran into him and they discussed business right until showtime. On an impulse, Enescu asked if Cortot would mind turning pages, so they could continue their discussion at intermission. The review discussed at some length the recital involving a page-turner who should have been playing piano, assisting a pianist who should have been playing violin, all in service of the debut of a violinist who should have been turning pages.
From carlos majlis
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:39 AM Well Stephen, you're the champion here. Would you try to answer the fourth quiz? From Christian Vachon
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 01:07 PM Hi, Could the answer to #4 possibly be Benno Rabinoff? I seem to remember an old LP of his bearing a title like that, but since it's been 18 years since I have seen or heard it, I could be mistaken. Great violinist though! Cheers! From carlos majlis
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 01:31 PM Correct! Benno Rabinoff, a very fine violinist totally forgotten. The gipsy recital was on LP (now an extremely rare one) and I don't think it's on CD. Well, it's over and done. More quizz to came later. Did you enjoy it? |
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