A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me
Zoomicon-zoom-in
A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me

A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me

By
Louis Kaufman (Author) Annette Kaufman (Author) Jim Svejda (Contributor)  

Mixed Media

Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock

Quantity
This memoir, written by one of the greatest American violinists of the 20th century, recounts an extraordinary life in music. Louis Kaufman was born in 1905 in Portland, Oregon. He studied violin with Franz Kneisl at New York's Institute of Musical Art. He was the original violinist of the Musical Art Quartet (1926-1933) and won the Naumburg Award in 1928, the year of his American solo recital debut in New York's Town Hall. During these early years, he played chamber music with Pablo Casals, Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Gregor Piatigorsky and Efrem Zimbalist, among others. After performing the violin solos for Ernst Lubitsch's 1934 film ""The Merry Widow"", Kaufman became the most sought after violin soloist in Hollywood, playing in some 500 films, including ""Casablanca"", ""Gone With The Wind"", ""The Diary of Anne Frank"", ""Wuthering Heights"", ""The Grapes of Wrath"" and ""Spartacus"". He worked closely with Robert Russell Bennett, Bernard Herrmann, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, Miklos Rozsa, Max Steiner, Franz Waxman and Victor Young. Contains Hardback and CD-Audio
Louis Kaufman (1905-1994) was probably the most-recorded violinist in history, with recordings of more than one hundred major concert works and hundreds of film soundtracks to his credit. Annette Kaufman, a pianist, shared Louis's passion for music, art, and theater as they traveled the globe on performance tours. She continues to carry forward their joint vision in the completion of this book and in her support for the arts. She resides in Los Angeles.
  • Contributor: Louis Kaufman
  • Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press
  • ISBN13: 9780299183806
  • Number of Pages: 384
  • Packaged Dimensions: 178x254x41mm
  • Packaged Weight: 1042
  • Format: Mixed Media
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
  • Release Date: 2003-08-30
  • Binding: Multiple-component retail product
  • Biography: Louis Kaufman (1905-1994) was probably the most-recorded violinist in history, with recordings of more than one hundred major concert works and hundreds of film soundtracks to his credit. Annette Kaufman, a pianist, shared Louis's passion for music, art, and theater as they traveled the globe on performance tours. She continues to carry forward their joint vision in the completion of this book and in her support for the arts. She resides in Los Angeles.

Delivery Options

Home Delivery

Store Delivery

Free Returns

We hope you are delighted with everything you buy from us. However, if you are not, we will refund or replace your order up to 30 days after purchase. Terms and exclusions apply; find out more from our Returns and Refunds Policy.