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MISCHA ELMAN (JANUARY 20, 1891, TALNOYE, UKRAINE, RUSSIAN EMPIRE [NOW TAL’NE, UKRAINE] — APRIL 5, 1967, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.)

 

 

 

 

A celebrated child prodigy, Elman studied violin from age four. In 1902 he became a tuition-free pupil of the famed violinist and teacher Leopold Auer at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. His professional debut in 1904 in Berlin quickly established him as one of the leading European violinists. From 1908 he toured the United States frequently. Subsequent tours took him throughout Europe and to East Asia. A U.S. citizen from 1923, he celebrated the 50th anniversary of his debut in the United States with a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Elman’s tone was considered resonant and voluptuous. His repertoire was extensive. He composed several short violin pieces and arranged works by other composers for violin and piano.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

A la valse (Herbert) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 1079 B-31421 11 18 1924 New York, New York

Adagio (Mozart-Friedberg) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 6424 C-27690 3 30 1923 New York, New York

Air for G string (Bach-Wilhelmj) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74292 C-9871 1 31 1911 Camden, New Jersey

Air for G string (Bach-Wilhelmj) Raymond Bauman (piano) Victor 7103 CVE-9871 6 14 1928 New York, New York

Airs Tziganes, Op. 11 (Espéjo) Marcel van Gool (piano) Victor 7574 2B 1130 1931

Album leaf Romance (Wagner-Wilhelmj) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 6457 C-29887 4 30 1924 Camden, New Jersey

Album leaf Romance (Wagner-Wilhelmj) Victor 7195 CVE-29887 6 24 1929 New York, New York. 28 West 44th St. Studio

Alice, where art thou (Ascher) Victor 74724 C-25590 10 7 1921 Camden, New Jersey

Angel’s serenade (Braga) Frances Alda (soprano) & Frank La Forge (piano) Victor 88523 C-15795 3 15 1915 New York, New York

At evening (Friml-Kramer) Victor 1160 BVE-34464 2 24 1926 Camden, New Jersey

Ave Maria (Gounod) Frances Alda (soprano) & Frank La Forge (piano) Victor 88522 C-15794 3 15 1915 New York, New York

Ave Maria (Percy B. Kahn) Enrico Caruso (vocal) & Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 89065 C-13004 3 20 1913 New York, New York

Ave Maria (Schubert-Wilhelmj) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 7103 CVE-13184 5 21 1929 New York, New York

Ave Maria (Schubert-Wilhelmj) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74339 C-13184 4 23 1913 Camden, New Jersey

Canto amoroso (Sammartini) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74392 C-14680 4 8 1914 Camden, New Jersey

Canzonetta (D’Ambrosio) Victor 66008 B-25587 10 6 1921 Camden, New Jersey

Capriccio (Scarlatti) Phillip Gordon (piano) Victor 64642 B-18961 1 4 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Caprice Basque (Sarasate) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74176 C-8801 4 6 1910 Camden, New Jersey

Caprice in E flat major (Alla saltarella) (Wieniawski-Kreisler) Victor 1364 BVE-45080 6 22 1928 Camden, New Jersey

Capricietto (Mendelssohn-Burmester) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64204 B-9950 2 12 1911 Camden, New Jersey

Cavatina (Raff) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 7461 CVE-53557 6 12 1929 New York, New York

Cavatina (Raff) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74336 C-13183 4 23 1913 Camden, New Jersey

Chanson d’amour (Hollman) Frances Alda (soprano) & Frank La Forge (piano) Victor 88521 C-15792 3 15 1915 New York, New York

Chanson Louis XIII and pavane (Fritz Kreisler) Walter Golde (piano) Victor 74340 C-13185 12 30 1915 Camden, New Jersey

Country dance (Beethoven) Arthur Loesser (piano) Victor 64968 B-23436 10 24 1919 Camden, New Jersey

Country dance Landlicker tanz (Weber) Walter Golde (piano) Victor 64537 B-16591 10 4 1915 Camden, New Jersey

Dans les bois (Paganini-Vogrich) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74395 C-14685 4 8 1914 Camden, New Jersey

Eïli, Eïli Emanuel Balaban (piano) Victor 74732 C-25654 10 17 1921 New York, New York

Elegie (Massenet) Enrico Caruso (vocal) & Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 89066 C-13005 3 20 1913 New York, New York

Etude Caprice (Rode-Elman) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 1060 B-30611 7 22 1924 New York, New York

Fantasie from garden scene (Gounod-Wieniawski) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64122 B-8824 4 9 1910 New York, New York

Fond recollections, op. 64, no. 1 (Popper) Victor 66099 B-25589 10 6 1921 Camden, New Jersey

Gavotte (Grétry) Tambourin (Gossec) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64198 B-10408 5 17 1911 Camden, New Jersey

Gavotte (Mozart-Auer) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64140 B-8803 4 6 1910 Camden, New Jersey

German dance (Deutscher tanz) (Dittersdorf) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74164 C-8820 4 9 1910 New York, New York

Humoresque, op. 101, no. 7 (Dvorak) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74163 C-8799 4 6 1910 New York, New York

Humoresque, op. 101, no. 7 (Dvorak) Raymond Bauman (piano) Victor 6836 CVE-8799 6 1 1928 Camden, New Jersey

Hungarian dance no. 7 (Brahms-Joachim) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64439 B-14683 4 8 1914 Camden, New Jersey

Hungarian dance no. 17 in F-sharp minor (Brahms-Joachim) Arthur Loesser (piano) Victor 64977 B-24770 1 3 1921 Camden, New Jersey

Hymn to the sun (Rimsky-Korsakov) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 74597 C-22639 3 20 1919 Camden, New Jersey

In a gondola – Impromptu (Elman) Walter Golde (piano) Victor 64530 B-16590 10 4 1915 Camden, New Jersey

Introduction and rondo capriccioso (Saint-Saëns) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74165 C-8811 4 7 1910 New York, New York

Kol Nidre, op. 47 (Bruch) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 74601 C-23443 10 28 1919 Camden, New Jersey

La cinquaintaine (Gabriel-Marie) Victor 66073 B-25588 10 6 1921 Camden, New Jersey

Landler (Mozart) Victor 66151 B-27691 3 30 1923 New York, New York

Le coq d’or (Rimsky-Korsakov) Hymn to the sun Victor 7392 CVE-53533 6 3 1929 New York, New York

Légende (Wieniawski) Carroll Hollister (piano) Victor 7649 CVE-62244 5 26 1930 New York, 155 E. 24th St. Studio

Les deux serenades (Leoncavallo) Enrico Caruso (vocal) Victor 89085 C-15683 2 6 1915 New York, New York

Les farfadets (Pente) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64128 B-8822 4 9 1910 New York, New York

Letter of love (Cui-Elman) Victor 1160 BVE-34461 2 24 1926 Camden, New Jersey

Meditation (Massenet) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74341 C-13186 4 23 1913 Camden, New Jersey

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Preislied Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74186 C-8810 4 6 1910 New York, New York

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Prize song Victor 7649 CVE-8810 6 2 1930 New York, 155 E. 24th St. Studio

Mélodie (Gluck-Wilhelmj) Walter Golde (piano) Victor 74459 C-9872 10 6 1915 Camden, New Jersey

Mélodie (Tchaikovsky) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74053 C-8812 4 7 1910 New York, New York

Melodie (Tchaikovsky) Victor ledgers indicate this as having been mastered but EDVR data attach no catalog number. BVE-62241 5261930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio

Menuett (in F major) (Haydn) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64135 B-8823 4 9 1910 New York, New York

Menuett in D (Haydn-Burmester) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64538 B-13188 4 23 1913 Camden, New Jersey

Millions d’Arlequin (Drigo) Sérénade Victor 1538 BVE-67434 2 26 1931 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2

Minuet (Haydn) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 1060 B-30032 4 30 1924 Camden, New Jersey

Minuet in G, no. 2 (Beethoven) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64121 B-8802 4 6 1910 New York, New York

Minuet in G, no. 2 (Beethoven-Elman) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 1434 BVE-53534 6 3 1929 New York, New York

Nocturne (Chopin-Wilhelmj) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 74590 C-22640 3 20 1919 Camden, New Jersey

Nocturne in E flat (Chopin-Sarasate) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74052 C-8813 4 9 1910 New York, New York

Nocturne, op. 54, no. 4 (Grieg) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 74643 C-23441 10 28 1919 New York, New York

Nur, wer die Sehnsucht kennt (Tchaikovsky) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74178 C-8800 4 6 1910 New York, New York

Orientale, op. 50, no. 9 (Cui) Victor 1354 BVE-18963 6 6 1928 New York, New York

Orientale, op. 50, no. 9 (Cui) Victor 64639 B-18963 1 4 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Passepied (Delibes) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64903 B-23437 10 27 1919 New York, New York

Pastorale (Scarlatti) Phillip Gordon (piano) Victor 64636 B-18960 1 4 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Pièce en forme de habanera (Ravel) Carroll Hollister (piano) Victor 1592 BRC-71875 2 20 1932 New York, Studio

Rêve d’enfant, Op. 14 (Ysaÿe) Marcel van Gool (piano) Victor 7574 2B 1130 1931

Rigaudon (Monsigny-Franko) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64201 B-10406 5 17 1911 Camden, New Jersey

Romance, op. 44, no. 1 (Rubinstein) Victor 974 B-28685 10 23 1923 Camden, New Jersey

Rondino on a theme (Beethoven-Kreisler) Walter Golde (piano) Victor 64547 B-16685 10 18 1915 Camden, New Jersey

Scotch pastorale (Saenger) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64884 B-23331 11 10 1919 New York, New York

Sehnsucht (Drdla) Carroll Hollister (piano) Victor 1567 BVE-69697 6 8 1931 New York, 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2

Serenade (Drdla) Carroll Hollister (piano) Victor 1538 BVE-67433 4 29 1931 New York, 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2

Serenade (Drdla) Emanuel Balaban (piano) Victor 66048 B-25592 10 7 1921 New York, New York

Serenade (Drigo) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64123 B-8821 4 9 1910 Camden, New Jersey

Serenade (Schubert) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74167 C-8798 4 9 1910 New York, New York

Serenade (Schubert) Raymond Bauman (piano) Victor 7461 CVE-8798 6 22 1928 Camden, New Jersey

Serenade (Warner) Carroll Hollister (piano) Victor 1567 BVE-69696 6 8 1931 New York, 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2

Serenade in G major (Arensky-Elman) Victor 1434 BVE-34462 2 12 1926 Camden, New Jersey

Sérénade Mélancolique (Tchaikovsky) Victor 7744, 7744, CVE-62395, CVE-62396 8 25 1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio

Si vous l’aviez compris (Denza) Enrico Caruso (vocal) Victor 89084 C-15682 2 6 1915 New York, New York

Sicilienne und Rigaudon Fritz Kreisler (arranger) Victor 74308 C-9951 2 12 1911 Camden, New Jersey

Simple aveu (Thomé) Carroll Hollister (piano) Victor JF-41-B BB 18456-2A 6 8 1931 New York, 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2

Simple confession (Thomé) Phillip Gordon (piano) Victor 74515 C-18965 1 6 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Song without words, op. 67, no. 6 (Mendelssohn) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 74607 C-23442 10 28 1919 New York, New York

Souvenir (Drdla) Phillip Gordon (piano) Victor 64644 B-18966 1 6 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Souvenir (Drdla) Raymond Bauman (piano) Victor 1354 BVE-18966 6 11 1928 Camden, New Jersey

Souvenir de Moscow (Wieniawski) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 74051 C-8814 4 7 1910 New York, New York

Souvenir poétique (Fibich-Schindler) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 974 B-28688 10 23 1923 Camden, New Jersey

Spanish dance (Sarasate) Walter Golde (piano) Victor 74455 C-16607 10 6 1915 Camden, New Jersey

Symphony espagnole, op. 21 Andante (Fourth movement) (Lalo) Arthur Loesser (piano) Victor 74771 C-24772 1 3 1921 Camden, New Jersey

Tango (Albeniz-Elman) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64821 B-22638 3 20 1919 Camden, New Jersey

Tango (Elman) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 7195 CVE-47868 5 21 1929 New York, New York

Tes yeux! (Rabey) Frances Alda (soprano) and Frank La Forge (piano) Victor 87216 B-15793 3 15 1915 New York, New York

Thaïs (Massenet) Méditation Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 7392 CVE-49498 5 21 1929 New York, New York

The blue lagoon (Millöcker-Winternitz) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 66144 B-24771 3 30 1923 New York, New York

The dew is sparkling (Rubinstein) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64894 B-23435 10 24 1919 New York, New York

The gondolier’s song (Ries) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 6457 C-29890 4 30 1924 Camden, New Jersey

The last rose of summer Leopold Auer (arranger) Arthur Loesser (piano) Victor 64958 B-24778 1 3 1921 Camden, New Jersey

The swan (Saint-Saëns) Victor 1592 BVE-62248 6 2 1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio

To Slumber-land (Kopylov-Hartmann) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 1079 B-31420 11 18 1924 New York, New York

Träumerei (Schumann) Marcel van Gool (piano) Victor 1482 BVE-9952 2 12 1929 New York, New York

Träumerei (Schumann) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64197 B-9952 11 11 1919 New York, New York

Turkish march (Beethoven-Auer) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64915 B-22637 3 20 1919 Camden, New Jersey

Valse caprice, op. 16 (Rissland) Phillip Gordon (piano) Victor 64643 B-18962 1 4 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Valse sentimentale (Schubert-Franko) Victor 1034 B-29888 4 17 1924 Camden, New Jersey

Valse sentimentale (Schubert-Franko) Victor 1482 BVE-29888 5 26 1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio

Valse Staccato (Ravina-Borisoff) Victor 1034 B-29894 5 9 1924 Camden, New Jersey

Valse triste (Sibelius-Franko) Victor 6836 CVE-45079 6 11 928 Camden, New Jersey

Vocalise (Rachmaninoff-Press) Victor 1364 BVE-45081 6 11 1928 Camden, New Jersey

Vogels als Prophet (Schumann) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64438 B-14682 4 8 1914 Camden, New Jersey

Waltz in A major (Hummel) Josef Bonime (piano) Victor 64829 B-22644 3 20 1919 Camden, New Jersey

Walzer (Hummel-Burmester) Percy B. Kahn (piano) Victor 64336 B-13187 4 23 1913 Camden, New Jersey

Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate) Carroll Hollister (piano) Victor 7780, 7780, CVE-62242, CVE-62243 4 29 1931 New York, New York. Studio 2

Elman String Quartet Andante Cantabile from String Quartet Op. 11 (Tchaikovsky) Victor 74575 C-21497 3 11 1918 31 1 1918 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet Andante Cantabile from String Quartet Op. 11 (Tchaikovsky) Victor 6634 CVE-21497 1 5 1927 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet The Emperor Quartet Theme and variation No. 12 Austrian hymn (Haydn) Victor 6634 CVE-19169 1 5 1927 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet The Emperor Quartet Theme and variation No. 12 Austrian hymn (Haydn) Victor 74516 C-19169 21 2 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet Quartet in A minor Minuet from String quartet Op. 29 (Schubert) Victor 74574 C-21496 3 11 1918 3 11 1918 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet Quartet in D minor Menuetto (Mozart) Victor 64661 B-19170 2 12 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet Quartet in E flat Allegro (finale) (Dittersdorf) Victor 64671 B-19171 2 12 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet Quartet in E flat major Menuetto (Mozart) Victor 74576 C-21498 3 11 1918 Camden, New Jersey

Elman String Quartet Quartet in G major Andante (Dittersdorf) Victor 74525 C-19168 2 12 1917 Camden, New Jersey

Quartet in D minor Op. 76 (Haydn)

Allegro

Andante o piuttosto allegro

Menuetto allegro ma non troppo

Vivace assai

Victor CVE-37403 6701

CVE-37404, 6701

CVE-37405, 6702

CVE-37406, 6702

1/5/1927 Camden, New Jersey

Claude Debussy (composer)

Violin Sonata In G Minor L 140 I Allegro Vivo

Violin Sonata In G Minor L 140 Ii Intermède Fantasque Et Léger

Violin Sonata In G Minor L 140 Iii Finale Très Animé

Leopold Mittman (piano)

Victor 11-8329 CS-071928 2/18/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Victor 11-8330 CS-071929 2/18/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Victor 11-8330 CS-071936 2/18/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Gabriel Fauré (composer)

Violin Sonata No 1 In A Major Op 13 I Allegro Molto

Violin Sonata No 1 In A Major Op 13 Ii Andante

Violin Sonata No 1 In A Major Op 13 Iii Scherzo Allegro Vivo

Violin Sonata No 1 In A Major Op 13 Iv Finale Allegro Quasi Presto

Leopold Mittman (piano)

Victor 18351 CS-063865 5/8/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Victor 18351 CS-063866 5/14/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Victor 18352 CS-063896 5/14/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Victor 18352 CS-063897 5/14/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Victor 18353 CS-063898 5/14/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Victor 18353 CS-063899 5/14/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

3 Lyric Pieces Op 12 No 7 Albumblad (Wagner) Leopold Mittman (piano) RCA Victor 10-1271-B D5-RB-115- 2 Apr 1947

8 Humoresques Op 101 B 187 No 7 Poco Lento E Grazioso (Dvorak) Leopold Mittman RCA Victor 40-0316B 2S A1C3 A C 1949

Après un reve (Fauré) Leopold Mittman (piano) Victor CS-071937 2 18 1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Hebrew Melody Op 33 (Achron) Leopold Mittman (piano) Victor 11-9111-A 1946

Israel In Egypt (Handel) Dank sei dir Rudolf Serkin (piano), Hulda Lashanska (soprano) and Emanuel Feuermann (cello) Victor 15365 CS-031473 11 4 1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Kinderszenen Op 15 No 7 Träumerei (Schumann) Leopold Mittman (piano) RCA Victor 10-1271-A D5-RB-114- 3 Apr 1947

La Hora Staccato Vladimir Padwa (piano) Victor 2064-A BS-037101- 5 May 15, 1939

Litanei Am Tage Aller Seelen (Schubert) Rudolf Serkin (piano), Hulda Lashanska (soprano) and Emanuel Feuermann (cello) Victor 15365 CS-031474 1 14 1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Nigun (Improvisation) (Bloch) Baal shem Vladimir Padwa (piano) part 1, part 2 Victor 11-8575, 11-8575, CS-037100 5 15 1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.]

Pieces Op 81 No 1 Mazurka (Sibelius) Leopold Mittman (piano) Victor 11-9111-B 1946

Songs Without Words Book 5 Op 62 No 1 In G Major MWV U 185 May Breeze (Mendelssohn) Vladimir Padwa (piano) Victor 2064-B BS-037102- 3 May 15, 1939

Thaïs (Massenet) Méditation Leopold Mittman (piano) RCA Victor 49-0316-A 1S A1C2 5 C 1949

Concerto in E minor (Mendelssohn)

Désiré Defauw (conductor)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Musical group)

Victor 12-0128 D7RC-6739 3/8/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall

Victor 12-0128 D7RC-6740 3/8/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall

Victor 12-0129 D7RC-6741 3/8/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall

Victor 12-0129 D7RC-6742 3/8/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall

Victor 12-0130 D7RC-6743 3/8/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall

Victor 12-0130 D7RC-6744 3/8/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall

Aus der heimat (Smetana) Moderato Wolfgang Rosé (piano) 8 October 1947; first issued on RCA Victor 12-0241 (matrix D7RC 7853)

Balakirev (arr. Volpe) Oh, come to me Leopold Mittman (piano) 30 April 1946; first issued on RCA Victor 11-9423 (matrix D6RC 5815)

Hejre Kati (Op.32) (Hubay) Leopold Mittman (piano) 30 April 1946; first issued on RCA Victor 11-9423 (matrix D6RC 5814)

Song without words (May breezes) (Mendelssohn) Wolfgang Rose (piano) 8 October 1947; first issued on RCA Victor 12-0131 [in M 1196] (matrix D7RC 7855)

Zigeunermelodien Op 55 B 104 No 4 Songs My Mother Taught Me (Dvorak arr. Kreisler) 8 October 1947; first issued on RCA Victor 12-0241 (matrix D7RC 7854)

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor (Op.108)
recorded on 4 November 1947; first issued on RCA Victor 12-0414/6 [DM 1232] (matrices D7RC 7946/51)

Allegro

Adagio

Un poco presto e con sentimento

Presto Agitato