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TOSCHA SEIDEL (ODESSA, UKRAINE, NOVEMBER 17, 1899 – LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 15, 1962)

 

 

 

 

A student of Leopold Auer in St. Petersburg, Seidel became known for a lush, romantic tone and unique and free rubato. In the 1930s he emigrated to the United States, making his way to Hollywood where he made a career in the studios of motion pictures. He was featured (as soloist) in several Hollywood productions, including the movies Intermezzo, Apomethe, and Melody for Three. He was also an avid chess player (like Mischa Elman). In 1934 Seidel gave violin instruction to Albert Einstein, and received a sketch in return, reportedly diagramming length contraction of his theory of relativity. Seidel performed on violins by Antonio Stradivari “Da Vinci” 1712 (now known as the Ex-Seidel), Giovanni Battista Guadagnini 1786 (now known as the Ex-Seidel), as well as copy of the “Alard Stradivari” by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume 1860.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Air on the G String (Air from Orchestral Suite BWV 1068 (Bach) Arthur Loesser (piano) Columbia 9031-M W98282

Angel’s serenade (Braga) Francesco Longo (piano) Columbia 98046 98046

Ave Maria (Schubert) Philip Goodman (piano) Columbia 50133-D W98616

Canzonetta (D’ambrosio) Harry Kaufman (piano) Columbia 49689 49689

Caprice Viennois (Kreisler) Louis T. Grunberg (piano) Columbia 49449 49449

Chanson Arabe (Rimsky-Korsakov) Maurice Eisner (piano) Columbia 33002-D 80825

Concerto in E minor (Mendelssohn) Finale abridged Columbia 68021-D 98111

Concerto No. 2 Romance (Wieniawski) Louis T. Gruenberg (piano) Columbia 49447 49447

Eili, Eili Louis T. Gruenberg (piano) Columbia 49526 49526

Gavotte in F major (Beethoven) Harry Kaufman (piano) Columbia 33043-D 79788

Hejre Kati (Scenes From The Csarda) (Opus 32, No. 4) Louis T. Grunberg (piano) Columbia 49630 49630

Humoreske (Dvorak) Arthur Loesser (piano) Columbia 9028-M W98280

Humoreske (Dvorak) Louis T. Gruenberg (piano) Columbia 49454 49454

Hungarian dance no. 1 (Brahms) Harry Kaufman (piano) Columbia 49690 49690

I’m forever blowing bubbles (Kellette) Harry Kaufman (piano) Columbia 78798 78798

Indian snake dance (Burleigh) Francesco Longo (piano) Columbia 33002-D 80821

Le Déluge Op 45 Prélude (Saint-Saëns) Max Rabinowitsch (piano) Columbia 9035-M W98276

 

Hungarian Dance No. 1 (Brahms) HMV EA2454

Intermezo (Provost) HMV EA2454

Liebesfreud (Kreisler) Harry Kaufman (piano) Columbia 49904 49904

Nocturne in E minor (Chopin-Auer) Louis T. Gruenberg (piano) Columbia 49448 49448

Orientale (Cui) Columbia 33027-D 78138

Paraphrase on Paderewski’s minuet (Kreisler) Harry Kaufman (piano) Columbia 49950 49950

Polish dance (Scharwenka) Harry Kaufman (piano) Columbia 78747 78747

Romance from Concerto No. 2 (Wieniawski) Columbia 49447 49447

Romanze (Albumblatt in C) (Wagner) Max Rubinowitch (piano) Columbia 9031-M W98275

Schön Rosmarin (Kreisler) Emanuel Bay (piano) Columbia 2125-M W144855

Serenade (Schubert) Charles Hackett (tenor) Columbia 64384

Serenade (Schubert-Elman) Louis T. Gruenberg (piano) Columbia 49453 49453

Slovonic Dance no. 2 in E minor (Dvorak) Francesco Longo (piano) Columbia 98084 98084

Symphonie espagnole  4th movement (Lalo) Columbia 9000-M 98099

Thais (Massenet) Meditation Max Rubinowitch (piano) Columbia 9028-M W98274

Traumerei (Schumann) Louis T. Gruenberg (piano) Columbia 77899 77899

Valse Bleue (Margis) Harry Kaufmann (piano) Columbia 78760 78760

Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate) Louis T. Gruenberg (piano) Columbia 7362 49564

 

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 Regensonate I. Vivace ma non troppo (Brahms)

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 Regensonate II. Adagio (Brahms)

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 Regensonate III. Allegretto molto moderato (Brahms)

Columbia 67915-D W98725, 67915-D W98726, 67916-D W98727, 67916-D W98728, 67917-D W98729, 67917-D W98730, 67918-D  W98731, 67918-D W98732

Arthur Loesser (piano)

1931, New York

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 Thun I. Allegro amabile (Brahms)

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 Thun II. Andante tranquillo – Vivace (Brahms)

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 Thun III. Allegretto grazioso quasi andante (Brahms)

Columbia 67180-D W98188, 67180-D W98189, 67181-D W98190, 67181-D W98191, 67182-D W98192, 67182-D W98193

Arthur Loesser (piano)

1926, New York

Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45 I. Allegro molto ed appassionato (Grieg)

Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45 II. Allegretto espressivo alla romanza (Grieg)

Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45 III. Allegro animato (Grieg)

Columbia 67689-D W98642, 67689-D W98643, 67690-D W98644, 67690-D W98645, 67691-D W98646, 67691-D W98647

Arthur Loesser (piano)

1929, New York

 

Mozart (arr. Auer) Gavotte in G (Idomeneo) RCA Victor 4536 PBS042262, Dec. 1938

Mozart (arr. Burmester) Minuet in D from K334 RCA Victor 4536 PBS042261, Dec. 1938

Wagner (arr.Wilhelmj) Albumblatt RCA Victor 4458, 11 Dec. 1938

Brahms (arr. Joachim) Hungarian Dance No.l in G minor RCA Victor 4458, 27 Feb. 1941

Bakaleinikoff: Brahmsiana RCA 18014 PCS055459, 27 Feb. 1941

Provost: (Escape to Happiness) Intermezzo RCA Victor 4458 PBS042259, 11 Dec. 1938

“Much Ado About Nothing” Suite Bridal Morning

“Much Ado About Nothing” Suite Dogberry And Verges (March Of The Watch)

“Much Ado About Nothing” Suite Intermezzo (Garden Scene)

“Much Ado About Nothing” Suite Masquerade (Hornpipe)

Previously unissued, Matrices PBS 061507/10, with Erich Wolfgang Korngold (piano), 31 July 1941

J.Strauss/Tiomkin (The Great Waltz) One Day When We Were Young

J.Strauss/Tiomkin (from The Great Waltz) There’ll Come a Time

J.Strauss/Tiomkin: Voices of Spring /Frühlinstimmen

with Miliza Korjus (soprano)

RCA Victor 4411 PBS026294 Tr.11,-293 Tr.12; 026291/2, 11 Dec. 1938

 

Violin Sonata In A Composed By – Franck Allegretto Ben Moderato Harry Kaufman (piano) Impresario records 101 1950s

Violin Sonata In A Composed By – Franck Allegro Harry Kaufman (piano) Impresario records 101 1950s

Violin Sonata In A Composed By – Franck Recitativo-Fantasia Harry Kaufman (piano) Impresario records 101 1950s

Violin Sonata In A Composed By – Franck Allegretto Poco Mosso Harry Kaufman (piano) Impresario records 101 1950s

Toscha Seidel String Quartet String Quartet No. 1 (Ralph Matesky) First Movement Hancock Auditorium, campus of University of Southern California, world premiere, 1951

Toscha Seidel String Quartet String Quartet No. 1 (Ralph Matesky) Second Movement Hancock Auditorium, campus of University of Southern California, world premiere, 1951

Toscha Seidel String Quartet String Quartet No. 1 (Ralph Matesky) Third Movement Hancock Auditorium, campus of University of Southern California, world premiere, 1951

Toscha Seidel String Quartet

Toscha Seidel (first violin)

Myron Sandler (second violin)

Leon Fleitman (viola)

Emmet Sargent (cello)

Poème, Op. 25 (Chausson)

Leopold Stokowski

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Minuet in G (Beethoven) and From the Canebrake (Gardner)

The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour

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