Violin Virtuosos: From Paganini to the 21st CenturyThe singing tone and wide range of the violin have made it the archetypal musical instrument, and in Violin Virtuosos, violinist and music critic Henry Roth has created a work of rare insight into this singular and beloved instrument. |
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Contents
Yehudi Menuhin 1916 | 154 |
Henryk Szeryng 19181988 | 171 |
Isaac Stern 1920 | 188 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Violin Virtuosos: From Paganini to the 21st Century |
| Author | Henry Roth |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | California Classic Books, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 May 2010 |
| ISBN | 1879395150, 9781879395152 |
| Length | 372 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Musical Instruments / General |
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