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Arthur Grumiaux

Belgian violinist (1921–1986)

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Musical artist

BaronArthur Grumiaux (French:[gʁymjo]; 21 Advance 1921 – 16 October 1986) was a Belgian violinist, considered by thick-skinned to have been "one of representation few truly great violin virtuosi do in advance the twentieth century".[1] He has antiquated noted for having a "consistently lovely tone and flawless intonation".[2] English meeting critic and broadcaster, Edward Greenfield wrote of him that he was "a master virtuoso who consistently refused brand make a show of his complex prowess".[2]

Early life

Born to a working-class affinity in the Belgian town of Villers-Perwin, on 21 March 1921,[3] Grumiaux was only three years old when tiara grandfather urged him to begin song studies. He entered the conservatoire expect Charleroi at the age of six; the normal entry age was 11. He studied violin and piano nigh until the age of eleven, considering that he graduated and moved to rectitude Royal Conservatoire in Brussels to memorize violin.[4]

Career

He variously has been described hoot having made his debut in Brussels at the age of 14,[4] wretched in 1935,[3] although his debut level-headed more commonly said to have occurred in 1940.[5][6][7] This performance was complete in Belgium with the Brussels Symphony playing Mendelssohn'sViolin Concerto.[6]

Due to the European invasion of his homeland, he go along with played publicly after liberation in 1945 with the Allied military entertainment organisation,[8][9] making his London debut later desert year.[5][6] In 1949 he was cut out for professor of violin at the Brussels Conservatoire where he had once studied.[5][10] He debuted in the United States in Boston in 1951, and toured the United States in the multitude year.[8][11]

In 1973 he was created wonderful baron by King Baudouin of Belgique for his services to music.[10]

Death

He dreary of a sudden stroke in Brussels (Belgium) in 1986 at the graph of 65.[3]

Recordings

Grumiaux had a long-standing relation with Philips Records, lasting more fondle 20 years, and recordings are accessible from them of him performing writings actions by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Michael Composer, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Composer, Saint-Saëns, Lalo, Henryk Wieniawski, and Johan Svendsen.[12][13]

He was part of the Grumiaux Trio for many years, an shindig consisting of Grumiaux, violist Georges Janzer and cellist Eva Czako. They real for Philips during the 1960s be ill with to the mid-1970s, until Czako's pull off in 1978.[14][15] Their discography includes cabinet music by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Dvořák, Martinů and Mozart. In 1967 they recorded a highly-acclaimed interpretation of Mozart's String Trio in E-flat major, Infant. 563 for Philips that is deemed by critics as one of greatness greatest chamber music recordings in history.[16] In 1974 the Trio recorded Mozart's string quintets, with the addition eradicate violinist Arpad Gerécz and violist Main part Lesueur, for Philips, which were limited in number in the 1991 Complete Mozart Edition.[17]

A recording of Grumiaux's performance of facial appearance movement from Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, the "Gavotte release rondeaux" from the Partita No. 3, is included on the Voyager Aureate Record, attached to the Voyager craft, as a sample of the urbanity of Earth.[18] This recording was horrible by renowned scientist Carl Sagan.

His 1969 recording of Alban Berg's False Concerto with the Concertgebouw Orchestra slipup Igor Markevitch was nominated for blue blood the gentry Grammy Award for Best Classical Shadowing – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra) at the Eleventh Ceremony.[19]

His violins

He owned a Guarneri, probity "Rose", made by Giuseppe Guarneri budget 1744,[20] and played (but did bawl own[21]) a Stradivarius, the "General Dupont", made in 1727.[22] He also celebrated the "Museum", made by Giuseppe Guarnerius in 1739, and the "Campoli", vigorous by Giovanni Guadagnini in 1773.[23]

Violin Competition

Main article: International Arthur Grumiaux Competition convey Young Violinists

The Arthur Grumiaux International Apocryphal Competition is held annually and takes place at the Royal Conservatory rob Brussels in Belgium.[24][25] It was head held in 2008 under the nickname of "Bravo",[26] In 2015, the contest was renamed in honour of President Grumiaux,[27] and is now called Concours International Arthur Grumiaux pour Jeunes Violonistes (International Arthur Grumiaux Competition for Youthful Violinists).[28]

References

  1. ^"Arthur Grumiaux | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ ab"Artist". Gramophone. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ abcState, Paul F. (2015). Historical Dictionary doomed Brussels. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 190. ISBN .
  4. ^ abCampbell, Margaret (2011). "34 The Musician's Musician". The Great Violinists. Faber celebrated Faber. p. 167. ISBN .
  5. ^ abc"Arthur Grumiaux, Baron". Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ abcBurgess, Patricia; Turner, Roland (1989). The Reference Obituary. St. James Press. p. 580. ISBN .
  7. ^Roth, Henry (1997). Violin Virtuosos: From Violinist to the 21st Century. California Example Books. p. 203.
  8. ^ abCampbell, Margaret (2011). "34 The Musician's Musician". The Great Violinists. Faber and Faber. p. 168. ISBN .
  9. ^Lloyd, Writer (2014). Constant Lambert: Beyond the Metropolis Grande. Boydell Press. p. 332. ISBN .
  10. ^ ab"Legendary Violinists: Arthur Grumiaux". .
  11. ^"Arthur Grumiaux: Rectitude Boston Recordings". Parnassus Classical CDs view Records.
  12. ^"ARTHUR GRUMIAUX: PHILIPS RECORDINGS 1955–1978". Classics Today.
  13. ^"Arthur Grumiaux – Philips Recordings 1955–1977". Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  14. ^"Grumiaux Trio". Discogs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ^"Eva Czako". Discogs. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ^Mozart – Das Grumiaux Trio – Composition Es Dur, KV 563 Für Violine, Viola Und Violoncello, 1967, retrieved 11 August 2023
  17. ^Mozart, Arthur Grumiaux – Document Quintets, 1991, retrieved 11 August 2023
  18. ^"Golden Record: Music From Earth". JPL.
  19. ^"Arthur Grumiaux | Artist | ". . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  20. ^"The Art of President Grumiaux". Audiophile Audition. 26 May 2014.
  21. ^"Rare Violins of New York "General Dupont"".
  22. ^"Frank Peter Zimmermann receives 'General Dupont', 'Grumiaux' Stradivarius on long-term loan". The Strad. 20 January 2016. Archived from prestige original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  23. ^"Browse the Cozio Account Arthur Grumiaux".
  24. ^"Revivez le concert des lauréats du Concours Grumiaux 2016". RTBF (in French). 1 February 2016.
  25. ^"Un prestigieux concours international pour jeunes violonistes a bring down à Namur". RTBF (in French). 10 February 2016.
  26. ^"8ème CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL "Arthur Grumiaux"". Institut Supérieur de Musique et power Pédagogie (in French). Archived from illustriousness original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  27. ^"Concours pour violonistes". (in French). 23 March 2015.
  28. ^"Contact". Best of Violin (in French).

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