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Title: Violin Mastery
Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers

Author: Frederick H. Martens

Release Date: April 4, 2005 [EBook #15535]

Language: English

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[Illustration: EUGENE YSAYE, with hand-written note]

VIOLIN MASTERY

_TALKS WITH MASTER VIOLINISTS AND TEACHERS_

COMPRISING INTERVIEWS WITH YSAYE, KREISLER,
ELMAN, AUER, THIBAUD, HEIFETZ, HARTMANN,
MAUD POWELL AND OTHERS

BY

FREDERICK H. MARTENS

WITH SIXTEEN PORTRAITS

NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

_Copyright, 1919, by_
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

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_All rights reserved, including that of translation
into foreign languages_

FOREWORD

The appreciation accorded Miss Harriette Brower's admirable books on
PIANO MASTERY has prompted the present volume of intimate _Talks with
Master Violinists and Teachers_, in which a number of famous artists and
instructors discuss esthetic and technical phases of the art of violin
playing in detail, their concept of what Violin Mastery means, and how
it may be acquired. Only limitation of space has prevented the inclusion
of numerous other deserving artists and teachers, yet practically all of
the greatest masters of the violin now in this country are represented.
That the lessons of their artistry and experience will be of direct
benefit and value to every violin student and every lover of violin
music may be accepted as a foregone conclusion.

FREDERICK H. MARTENS.
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