Joseph Szigeti in Paris - in the middle of the 1900's
from With strings attached- Reminiscences and reflections, 2nd edition, enlarged, pages 333-334:
And I had to smile as I recalled an incident at a Kreisler rehearsal in the Paris Opéra one morning about ten years ago, which revealed the exact antithesis of this global thinking in literature, art, the theatre, and music. Kreisler was playing a concerto by Mozart (that “supreme internationalist and equalitarian in art,” as Olin Downes felicitously put it) – playing with that intense, human mellowness of his which speaks to all peoples, to all classes, to all ages. The conductor was Philippe Gaubert, and his face, as well as those of the musicians, reflected the … more >>
Joseph Szigeti, With strings attached- Reminiscences and reflections, 2nd edition, enlarged (New York, 1967), p. 333-334. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434462413902 accessed: 19 January, 2025
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Mozart violin concerto
written by Mozart |
performed by Fritz Kreisler |
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Date/Time | in the middle of the 1900's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | indoors, in public |