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2022-02-09 18:59:00
[…] teacher was found by his parents at the beach, not very good. Switched teacher (a woman). *Schumann's Serenade. (That's what I wrote down, and it wasn't the famous one by Schubert). *Concerto by Oskar Rieding. I had never heard of this composer before, evidently he wrote many violin concertos for the beginning student. In searching for this piece, I found a record of Perlman titled "Concertos from my Childhood" (EMI Classics). *Allegro by Joseph Hector Fiocco. How he was picked by Ed Sullivan and began his journey to the United States. Studied under Ivan Galamian (whom I know as editor of many violin pieces) and his assistant Dorothy DeLay. Galamian ran a summer music school called Meadowmount. While studying in New York, he earned money by performing at many Jewish fundraisers. Carnegie debut with a piece by Wieniawski. Mentioned Ravel's Tzigane. Won a violin competition (Leventritt). Talked about recording Schubert's […]
2020-08-07 23:00:00
Steven Staryk – 400 Years Of The Violin: An Anthology Of The Art Of Violin Playing
Vol. 1: Staryk In RecitalWorks by Fiocco - Schumann - Mozart etcEvery Violinist's Guide: 18 Traditional Etudes by Kreutzer, Dancla, Rode, Fiorillo, Kayser, Dont and Wieniawski (First Recording)Vol. 2: All Wieniawski Program: Complete Etude-Caprices for 2 Violins (World Premiere recording) plus Polonaise, Mazurka, Legende and Scherzo - TarantellaItalian Baroque Sonatas: Works by Nardini, Veracini, Locatelli and CorelliVol, 3: JS and CPE Bach: Four Sonatas BWV 1018, 1021, 1023and 542/5Solo Sonatas by Pisendel, Prokofiev, Hindemith, Papineau-Couture, Stamitz, GeminianiAdela Kotowska pianoEloise Niwa pianoKenneth Gilbert harpsichordBaroque/ Everest 1968digital download, cover and tagsIf you have heard the Mahler's Fourth Symphony recorded by Solti in Amsterdam, you have heard Steven Staryk. Born in Canada in 1932 and one of McCarthy "Symphony Six", he was concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony and the Toronto Symphony. Here is his masterful compilation, published by the Baroque Records label in 1968 and distributed by Everest, […]
2018-03-14 23:20:00
Allentown Morning CallLa Fiocco performs music of Italian Baroque March 17 in Princeton, N.J., and March 18, in Solebury, Bucks County. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO). Steve SiegelSpecial to The Morning Call. There's no question that a list of classical music's greatest hits would ...
2014-12-23 14:38:49
[…] the Concert Spirituel and the court at Versailles and Fontainebleau. And she clearly inspired some of the most beautiful music. From the exquisitely affected style of the period to music of impressive virtuosity, Madame Fel was in demand not only on stage, but also before throne and pulpit. This generous recital features music from six composers – Rameau, Mondonville and Lalande as well as the lesser known, for his music at least, Rousseau, Lacoste and Fiocco and also dismisses the belief that “le gout francais” was the only style in permitted in France. It might have dominated but by the 1730s Italian music was clearly jostling for a place and le Querelle des Bouffons – in which Rousseau himself took part – was not far off the horizon. Rameau has the lion’s share of the operatic selections and it is hard not to select Un tendre intérêt vous appelle … […]
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