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MARIUS CASADESUS - VIOLINIST |
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Autographed one page letter by the violinist to Ernesta Rinaldi, regarding his European tour with his brother Henri, Amsterdam, 28 October, 1929. The violinist writes to the Mother of composer, Nino Rota that her letter sent to Vienna reached him in Holland and that he should be returning to Paris on the 7th, or 8th of November. He mentions he is on tour and that he will get together with his brother Henri upon his return. A truly scarce violinist autograph! Marius (1892-1981) had a very important life in the World of music. A member of the mighty Casadesus family, he is right at the heart of the various “frauds” of allegedly discovered works of the old Masters, which actually were skillfully written by both Henri and Marius, essentially to keep their Société des Instruments Anciens concerts with fresh material. Marius who had a major touring career on his own brought out the alleged Mozart “Adélaïde Concerto” as a recently discovered work which he edited. The work was played and recorded by many, including Yehudi Menuhin, but Casadesus could never produce the original manuscript. In 1977, during a copyright hearing, Marius finally fessed up to writing the work himself! Among Casadesus’s other achievements, he was the very first violinist to play Ravel’s “Tzigane” before the official premier and in the presence of the composer in a private recital. Casadesus also played in the Casadesus Trio with his nephew Robert and cellist Maurice Marechel. |
