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From the Archives - Audio Time Machine: Great Violinists

In England, artist Francis Barraud (1856-1924) painted his brother's dog Nipper listening to the horn of an early phonograph during the winter of 1898. Victor Talking Machine Company began using the symbol in their trademark, His Masters Voice, in 1900.
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In England, artist Francis Barraud (1856-1924) painted his brother's dog Nipper listening to the horn of an early phonograph during the winter of 1898. Victor Talking Machine Company began using the symbol in their trademark, His Masters Voice, in 1900.

Do you believe in time travel? Thanks to the miracle of recorded sound, we can hear ten of the greatest violinists of the early to mid-20th century with recordings from as early as 1903. We’ll get a glimpse into performance traditions of the 19th century and know how Joachim, Ysaye, Sarasate, Kreisler and others actually sounded.

Compositions and Recordings

Hungarian Dance No. 1
by Johannes Brahms
Joseph Joachim, violin

Violin Concerto - 3rd mvt
by Felix Mendelssohn
Eugene Ysaye, violin

Zigeunerweisen
by Pablo de Sarasate
Jascha Heifetz, violin

Violin Concerto - 3rd mvt
by Johannes Brahms
Leo Blech and the Berlin Radio Symphony
Fritz Kreisler, violin

Nocturne in C# minor
by Frederic Chopin
Nathan Milstein, violin

Sonata in D major
by George Frederic Handel
George Enescu, violin

Slavonic Dance Op. 72/2
by Antonin Dvorak
David Oistrakh, violin

Caprice No. 5
by Nicolo Paganini
Michael Rabin, violin

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
by Camille Saint-Saens
Ivry Gitlis, violin

Frank Byrne is the host of From the Archives.
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