Violinists Of To-Day (Paperback)

VIOLINISTS of To-da y by 3 DONALD BROOK SALISBURY SQJJARE LONDON CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . ., -. XII PAUL BEARD Englands No. i orchestral leader Birmingham Child prodigy R. A. M. City of Birmingham Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Tours abroad Honours Rich personality Relaxation Advice to music students The Proms Life in the Orchestra The art of violin-playing Paul Beard at home . . i ANTONIO BROSA Spain Early days Belgium A setback London His famous Quartet Specialization Benjamin Brittens Concerto Brosas style . . . .8 ADOLF BUSCH A great classical violinist Cabinet-makers son Student days London debut Vienna Berlin The Busch Quartet Style of playing America Busch and Hitler Buschs technique A famous Strad New York 14 ALFREDO CAMPOLI Return to classical music Rome Early training Boy prodigy Honours The slump in music Light music Wartime Repertoire CampolTs extraordinary technique Gymnastic displays Methods A fine record library Personal notes . . .20 RAYMOND COHEN A promising young violinist Music at school Man chester Halle Orchestra War A young musicians reactions to barrack life Culture in the army Difficulties Carl Flesch Award John Barbirolli Cohens ideas on music and violin-playing . 25 MISCHA ELMAN Russia Imperial School of Music Almost a catastrophe St. Petersburg Difficulty with a famous conductor English debut King Edward Covertt Garden Technical displays American reaction The Tsars exemption Marriage A 10,000 Strad Chamber music Repertoire A national institution Technical mastery Elman at home His attitude towards Jazz Criticism . . ., . 31 debut Soloist with the a Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra An important leadership Hindemith and Feuern wx America Interned by theJapanese Rescuing a Strad Tours as a soloist . . - 40 FREDERICK GRINKE Tremendous enthusiasm Canada Paying ones way R. A. M. Kutcher String Quartet With Adolph Busch and Carl Flesch Offers refused Professorship R. A. F. Some unusual experiences Boyd Neel Orchestra Grinke in Fiji A curious keepsake Recordings Repertoire Grinkes style A stimulating personality . . . ., - 45 IDA HAENDEL A brilliant violinist Poland Carl Flescli Enesco and Szigeti Robust style Successes Recordings America Necessity of chamber music Miss Haendel in private life Crooners . . . 52 JASCHA HEIFETZ Greatest living violinist Bernard Shaws advice Vilna Early studies Auer gets a surprise St. Peters burg Cold reception Difficulties Student days A stampede America Reaction to emotional playing Shortcomings First visit to England Criticisms World tours The Jewish problem Musical education Two precious fiddles Present-day makers Heifetz with the troops Repertoire Recordings Arrange ments Honours His style The Heifetz stories Heifetz at home Chamber music parties Music in darkness Temperament Gardener Heifetz on the . 57 HENRY HOLST Danish origin An interesting background Boyhood memories Copenhagen Student days Berlin Phil harmonic Orchestra A strenuous life Artistic indepen dence Professorship Manchester Loyalty in the North Philharmonia Quartet Recordings Tours Style Taste in music What is good music Hoists ideas about teaching The English audience Personal notes, . . . . . 7i VI FRITZ KREISLER Veteran violinist Vienna Boyhood Paris Musical drudgery Premier Grand Prix Visit to America Disillusionment Music forsaken Kreisler as medical student As an art student Student life in Paris Kreisler as an officer Return tomusic A lengthy struggle America again A romance Fame Kreisler in wartime A war casualty War charities Antagonism Return to public life Popular concerts A tremendous hoax Kreisler attacked An explana tion A street accident Kreisler and the wounded His views on broadcasting Kreislers priceless violins and their story His style, cultural background and opinions Compositions and recordings Personality A great philanthropist A keen scholar Kreisler in society Dislike of practising His methods . ...