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SCIPIONE GUIDI (VENICE, ITALY JULY 17, 1884 – LOS ANGELES, USA JULY 7, 1966)

 

 

 

 

Guidi studied at the Milan Conservatory, where he later became a teacher. He moved to London where he formed the Trio Guidi and later moved to New York. His career was predominantly as a first violin. From 1919 to 1921 he was the first violin of the National Symphony Orchestra of New York, which was absorbed by the New York Philharmonic in 1921. Unlike many National Symphony musicians, who were not retained, Guidi was named the first violin of the New York Philharmonic. In 1919 he formed the New York Trio, with pianist Clarence Adler (father of Richard Adler) and Cornelius van Vliet at the cello, but left this group in 1923 due to the growing commitment with the orchestra. He remained in the first violin of the New York Philharmonic for a decade, from 1921 to 1931, under the direction, among others, of Willem Mengelberg and Arturo Toscanini. During this period, the Philharmonic merged with the New York Symphony and the name of the orchestra passed from the Philharmonic Society of New York to the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York. During all these changes Scipione Guidi continued to lead the orchestra as the first violin. He appeared as a soloist for at least 12 times playing great solo repertoire (Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Beethoven: Triple Concert and Concerto for Violin, Saint-Saens: 3rd Concerto for violin, Bach: Concerto for 2 violins, Mendelssohn: Concerto for violin, Brahms: Double concert (with Cornelius van Vliet)). One of his famous performances was between December 11 and 13, 1928, in the recording of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, with the great French hornist Bruno Jaenicke under the direction of Willem Mengelberg. In 1931, Guidi left the New York Philharmonic to move to St. Louis, where he was named first violin by Saint Louis Symphony by Vladimir Golschmann. Guidi later moved to Los Angeles, where he became a successful musician in the orchestras of Hollywood studios. He recorded with, among others, singer Bing Crosby. He was also director and soloist of Glendale Symphony. He died in Los Angeles, California, July 7, 1966.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Longo Trio Angel’s Serenade (Braga) Francesco Longo (piano), Nicholas Laucella (flute), and Scipione Guidi (violin) Emerson 10702 41834-2D

Longo Trio Serenade (Titl) Francesco Longo (piano), Nicholas Laucella (flute), and Scipione Guidi (violin) Gennett 9002-B 9002B

Longo Trio Si mes vers avaient des ailes (Hahn) Francesco Longo (piano), Nicholas Laucella (flute), and Scipione Guidi (violin) Emerson No. 10463 41979-3D

Longo Trio Somewhere a Voice Is Calling (Tate) Francesco Longo (piano), Nicholas Laucella (flute), and Scipione Guidi (violin) Pathe 22277 22277B

Longo Trio Tales of Hoffman Barcarole (Offenbach) Francesco Longo (piano), Nicholas Laucella (flute), and Scipione Guidi (violin) Gennett 9002-A 9002A

Longo Trio The Herd Girl’s Dream Francesco Longo (piano), Nicholas Laucella (flute), and Scipione Guidi (violin) Emerson 10702 41835

Longo Trio The Meeting of the Waters (Old melody) Francesco Longo (piano), Nicholas Laucella (flute), and Scipione Guidi (violin) Pathe 22353 22353B

Siegfried (Wagner) Forest Murmurs (Waldweben) Willem Mengelberg, Conductor New York Philharmonic 12141928

Souvenir (Drdia) Alice Shaw (pinao) Gennett 4729-B 7506

Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler) Thos. Griselle (piano) Gennett 10066-B 8038

Thaïs (Massenet) Meditation Supertone 9124-A

To A Wild Rose (MacDowell) Thos. Griselle (piano) Gennett 10066-A 8037

Traumerei (Reverie) (Schumann) Alice Shaw (piano) Gennett 4729-A 7505B