In case anyone is curious, it is Mr. Shtern at the beginning saying "....1945 Leipzig Cabaret". It is not the name of the piece but rather where he heard this tango being played which is how he learned it by ear. The violinist Mr. Shtern was listening to at that time was the great Georges Boulenger.
so much life to his playing. he needed a copy of the Neilsen Concerto so I lent him my tattered old music. He gave it back to me taped up and restored. Thank you Maestro Shtern..
I'm glad you posted this! It was quite a scene, Mr. Shtern starting solo and honored guest of the house, the marvelous pianist Levon Oganesov trotting to the piano to spontaneously join him in this tango.
One unusual thing about this is that Mr. Shtern had no chin rest on his violin at the time (and he has never used a shoulder rest or pad). The chin rest was lost. So he just went ahead and played without it!
In case anyone is curious, it is Mr. Shtern at the beginning saying "....1945 Leipzig Cabaret". It is not the name of the piece but rather where he heard this tango being played which is how he learned it by ear. The violinist Mr. Shtern was listening to at that time was the great Georges Boulenger.
sneddley 2 years ago
so much life to his playing. he needed a copy of the Neilsen Concerto so I lent him my tattered old music. He gave it back to me taped up and restored. Thank you Maestro Shtern..
jreemer 2 years ago
I'm glad you posted this! It was quite a scene, Mr. Shtern starting solo and honored guest of the house, the marvelous pianist Levon Oganesov trotting to the piano to spontaneously join him in this tango.
sneddley 2 years ago
One unusual thing about this is that Mr. Shtern had no chin rest on his violin at the time (and he has never used a shoulder rest or pad). The chin rest was lost. So he just went ahead and played without it!
sneddley 2 years ago