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ARNOLD EIDUS (BRONX, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, 28 NOVEMBER, 1922 – DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 3 JUNE, 2013)

 

 

 

 

Eidus’s father (Harry Eidus, 1897–1984), a Jewish immigrant from Dvinsk, Latvia, was a violinist; his mother (Sadie “Sonia” Birkenfeld, 1901–1983), who was born in New York, played piano. A child prodigy, Eidus made his performance debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of 11. He studied at the Juilliard School under Louis Persinger (who also taught Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, and Ruggiero Ricci). He met his future wife, piano student Doris Dresher, at Juilliard. In 1946 Eidus became the first American violinist to win the coveted Jacques Thibaud Award in Paris. In the 1950s, he emerged as one of the most sought-after commercial violinists in New York, working in TV, radio, and films, on the concert stage, and in recording sessions. His classical repertoire included works by Kodály, Beethoven, Elgar, Copland, de Falla, Henryk Wieniawski, Sibelius, Brahms, and others. In reviewing a February 7, 1950 recital at Carnegie Hall, The New York Times wrote, “Mr. Eidus is a brilliant virtuoso with a flair for the dramatic—perhaps one might say the theatrical—and his recital was never dull for a moment.” This concert featured the debut and only public performance of jazz/pop composer Raymond Scott’s Suite for Violin and Piano (which reportedly was composed as a showcase for Eidus) during the composer’s lifetime. In the United States, Eidus performed as soloist with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, the Chicago Symphony under Izler Solomon, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Antal Dorati (at the Hollywood Bowl). In Europe Eidus performed as soloist with the London Symphony (at Royal Albert Hall), the Vienna Philharmonic, the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, the Budapest Radio Orchestra, and at other prestigious venues. Eidus served as Concertmaster for the American Broadcasting Company, performing on and directing a weekly chamber music series.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Mozart: Augustin Duques, Ottavio De Rosa – Mozart: Quintet In A Major, K. 581 & Quintet In E Flat Major, K. 407

Label: Stradivari Records – STR 601

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono

Country: US

Released: 1951

Genre: Classical

Style: Classical

A1 Quintet In A Major, K.581 For Clarinet And Strings: Allegretto

Clarinet – Augustin Duques

A2 Quintet In A Major, K.581 For Clarinet And Strings: Larghetto

Clarinet – Augustin Duques

A3 Quintet In A Major, K.581 For Clarinet And Strings: Menuetto

Clarinet – Augustin Duques

B1 Quintet In A Major, K.581 For Clarinet And Strings: Theme An Variations (Allegretto)

Clarinet – Augustin Duques

B2 Quintet In E Flat Major, K.407 For Horn And Strings: Allegro

French Horn – Ottavio De Rosa

B3 Quintet In E Flat Major, K.407 For Horn And Strings: Andante

French Horn – Ottavio De Rosa

B4 Quintet In E Flat Major, K.407 For Horn And Strings: Allegro

French Horn – Ottavio De Rosa

Matrix / Runout (A Side Runout): STR-601-A (F) D

Matrix / Runout (B Side Runout): STR-601-B (F)