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Price: $175.00 |
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A TINY BIT OF SILVERING, ELSE MINT CONDITION |
FRANZ VON VECSEY - VIOLINIST |
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Superb autographed and immediate postcard photograph of the child prodigy. The violinist, a Hungarian aristocrat by birth (1893-1935) was initially taught by his Father and was then brought to Jeno Hubay at the age of 8. He was shuttled off to Berlin two years later, where he met Joseph Joachim, who became a great influence in his life. At the age of 12, Sibelius after hearing young von Vecsey dedicated his violin concerto to the boy, which while he did not premier the work, he did play it throughout the World a year later. The same year he made his American debut at Carnegie Hall which was a triumph! Hubay also dedicated his third concerto to him as well. Von Vecsey completed further studies with Juon and composed a significant number of works for violin solo and chamber groups. Unfortunately World War I intervened as von Vecsey matured and he was enlisted and became shell shocked, which haunted him throughout the balance of his short life. |
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