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ANTONIO BROSA - VIOLINIST |
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Autographed 3” x 5” card with a tipped on photograph of the Spanish violinist and Crickboom protégé An exceptionally rare 20th Century violinist autograph. The Spanish violinist is best remembered for advising Britten and playing the first performance of his violin concerto at Carnegie Hall, 28 March, 1940. However, he was very much in demand with other composers as well, playing the first performance of Haydn Wood’s violin concerto in 1930, the simultaneous first performance of the Bloch violin concerto (BSO USA & BBC UK) did a cross pond thing in 1940, the first performance of the Frank Bridge Sonata for violin and piano and the first broadcast performance of the John Ireland piano trio which he performed with the composer and cellist Antonio Sali. He also advised William Walton on his violin concerto which was commissioned by Jascha Heifetz in 1936. Brosa settled in Britain in 1914, played his first solo concert there in 1919 and established his own string quartet under his name in 1925, playing with several staff revisions until 1939. (Frank Bridge was the original violist) Later, while in America he played with the Pro Arte Quartet from 1941-1944. He taught at the Royal College of Music in London and at Smith College in the United States. Carl Dolmetsch is counted among his pupils. Brosa made a number of recordings both solo and ensemble, however, his recording of the Mendelssohn Concerto with Sir Malcolm Sargent on HMV is supposed to be a jewel and it’s a shame it has not been released. As noted, he played the “Vesuvius” Strad! |
