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A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me
Louis Kaufman
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Description for A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me
Hardcover. The memoir of one of the greatest American violinists of the 20th century. Born in 1905 in Portland, Oregon, Louis Kaufman studied violin at New York's Institute of Musical Art. He went on to became the most sought after violin soloist in Hollywood, playing in some 500 films. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 b&w photographs, 8pp colour insert. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1052.
This memoir, written by one of the greatest American violinists of the 20th century, recounts an extraordinary life in music. Louis Kaufman was born in 1905 in Portland, Oregon. He studied violin with Franz Kneisl at New York's Institute of Musical Art. He was the original violinist of the Musical Art Quartet (1926-1933) and won the Naumburg Award in 1928, the year of his American solo recital debut in New York's Town Hall. During these early years, he played chamber music with Pablo Casals, Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Gregor Piatigorsky and Efrem Zimbalist, among others. After performing the ... Read more
This memoir, written by one of the greatest American violinists of the 20th century, recounts an extraordinary life in music. Louis Kaufman was born in 1905 in Portland, Oregon. He studied violin with Franz Kneisl at New York's Institute of Musical Art. He was the original violinist of the Musical Art Quartet (1926-1933) and won the Naumburg Award in 1928, the year of his American solo recital debut in New York's Town Hall. During these early years, he played chamber music with Pablo Casals, Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Gregor Piatigorsky and Efrem Zimbalist, among others. After performing the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
1048g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299183806
SKU
V9780299183806
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About Louis Kaufman
Louis Kaufman (1905-1994) was probably the most-recorded violinist in history, with recordings of more than one hundred major concert works and hundreds of film soundtracks to his credit. Annette Kaufman, a pianist, shared Louis's passion for music, art, and theater as they traveled the globe on performance tours. She continues to carry forward their joint vision in the completion of ... Read more
Reviews for A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me
It was Louis Kaufman, perhaps more than any other single performer, who gave American film music its voice. - Jim Svejda, from the foreword