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HENRI LEWKOWICZ (1919 – 1981)

 

 

 

 

At the age of sixteen he went to Paris to study with Jacques Thibaud, Jules Bucheritz and Carl Flesch. His first recitals at the Normal School and the Chamber Music Association showed his exquisite temperament. When he set out on an artistic tour of the United States, World War II began and he fled the armies of the Third Reich and took refuge in Barcelona. He became a member of an orchestra, that performed in very popular restaurant at the Plaça de Catalunya. There he was discovered by good fans who knew how to see in him a classy artist, a performer who should not remain anonymous and in an atmosphere unfit for his category, and helped him join a professional activity of superior scope, sponsoring its presentation to the Gran Teatre del Liceu with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, which conducted another artist who escaped the war tragedy of those years and was also much loved in Barcelona: the Japanese master Ekitai Han. This release staff was soloist Concerto in D major by Beethoven and memorable was a success and from then he was asked to perform at many concerts. He also participated in orchestral concerts with the Berlin Chamber headed by Hans von Benda. He later triumphantly toured Europe and much of America.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré, M. 74 (Ravel) with Pedro Vallribera (piano)
2. Caprice basque, Op. 24 (Sarasate) with Pedro Vallribera (piano)
3. Chanson russe (Stravinsky) with Pedro Vallribera (piano)
4. Le Printemps, Op. 18 (Milhaud) with Pedro Vallribera (piano)
5. Moto perpetuo, Op. 11 (Paganini) with Pedro Vallribera (piano)
6. Myths, Op. 30 I. The Fountain of Arethusa (Szymanowski) with Pedro Vallribera (piano)
7. Polonaise de concert No. 1 in D Major, Op. 4 (Wieniawski) with Pedro Vallribera (piano)
8. Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31, No. 2 Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen I. Leicht bewegte Viertel (Hindemith)
9. Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31, No. 2 Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen II. Ruhig bewegte Achtel (Hindemith)
10. Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31, No. 2 Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen III. Gemächliche Viertel (Hindemith)
11. Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31, No. 2 Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen IV. Fünf Variationen über das Lied Komm, lieber Mai (Hindemith)
12. Three Concertante Pieces in Romanian Folk Style No. 3, Tzingarella with Pedro Vallribera (piano)