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Phone: 212-860-5541 * Fax: 917-677-8247
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Price: $100.00 |
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NEAR MINT CONDITION |
EDITH LORAND - VIOLINIST |
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Autographed 8” x 10” photograph of the Hungarian violinist (1898-1960) and her Viennese Salon Orchestra. Lorand a pupil of both Jeno Hubay and Carl Flesch found her niche as the leader of a 15 member all male orchestra. The all Hungarian orchestra was one of the most popular European recording “bands” of the 1930’s recording both light classical, Hungarian czardas and popular music. After a Carnegie Hall recital with the band in December, 1935, the Time Magazine reviewer described the violinist and band thus, Then she would get wild-eyed, sway from side to side, swing occasionally on her 15 players who appeared to be so thoroughly trained that they scarcely needed the whip of her bow…...It is led by the only woman conductor who has ever kept a troupe of men completely submissive. In 1937, with the rise of he Nazi’s, Lorand left Germany where she had made her home and returned to Hungary and later in the year she emigrated to the United States. She married artist Egon Hood and led a quiet life for the remainder of her days. Lorand can be seen in a video on YouTube and some of her records have been released on cd, chiefly on the Naxos label. |
