Search results for: “violinist”

  • 9-Year-Old Violinist Performs Hoe Down from Rodeo by Aaron Copland

    9-Year-Old Violinist Performs Hoe Down from Rodeo by Aaron Copland

    Talented child violinist.

  • Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?

    Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?

    …21 – Violinist Jock Hume was from Dumfries, Scotland. He was a brilliant and well-known violinist who had already played on multiple voyages before the Titanic. He was engaged to…

  • Josef Hassid Plays Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir D’un Lieu Cher, Op. 42 (1940)

    Josef Hassid Plays Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir D’un Lieu Cher, Op. 42 (1940)

    …a Polish violinist with a legacy of 9 recordings for HMV, including Achron’s Hebrew Melody. Fritz Kreisler once said “A Heifetz violinist comes around every 100 years, a Hassid every…

  • Fritz Kreisler – Caprice Viennois, Op. 2

    Fritz Kreisler – Caprice Viennois, Op. 2

    Josef Hassid, a Polish violinist known for his intense vibrato and temperament, was praised by Fritz Kreisler. Kreisler stated that while a Heifetz violinist comes around every 100 years, a…

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian composer and violinist whose work laid a cornerstone for the development of Baroque music, particularly the forms of the concerto grosso and sonata. Renowned for…

  • Leopold Mozart

    Leopold Mozart

    …Leopold himself was a significant figure in the classical music scene of the 18th century, contributing as an accomplished violinist, a prolific composer, a music theorist, and an esteemed teacher….

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Antonio Vivaldi, known by the moniker “The Red Priest,” owing to his fiery red hair, was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, and clergyman who left an indelible mark on the…

  • Edward Elgar

    Edward Elgar

    …a quaint village near Worcester, England, Edward William Elgar was the fourth of seven children. Elgar’s father, William, was a professional violinist and a piano tuner who owned a music…

  • Variations on a Theme by Mozart – Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

    Variations on a Theme by Mozart – Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

    …on Mozart: Musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. His father, Leopold Mozart, was a composer and violinist. Mozart and his sister Nannerl…

  • Josef Hassid Performs Jules Massenet’s Meditation from Thais

    Josef Hassid Performs Jules Massenet’s Meditation from Thais

    Composer Jules Massenet’s “Meditation de Thais” performed by violinist Josef Hassid on December 28, 1923. Accompanied by Gerald Moore on piano. Recorded on November 29, 1940. Arranged by Marsick. For…

  • Bruch Violin Concerto – 3rd Movement

    Bruch Violin Concerto – 3rd Movement

    Erika Morini (1904-1995) was an Austrian violinist known for her remarkable talent and precocity. She received her initial training from her father, Oscar Morini, and later studied under Otakar Ševčík….