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Alexander Skwortsow - Bach

In memory of Alexander Skwortsow (1944-2010), a recording from June 2003 of a Bach performance in the church of Kortenhoef, The Netherlands.

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1 year ago

Kreisler - Recitativo and Scherzo

Alexander Skwortsow, violin

Filmed during a rehearsal in Monte-Carlo, Monaco

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1 year ago

Ernst - Last Rose of Summer

Alexander Skwortsow, violin.

Filmed during a rehearsal in the St. Charles church in Monaco.

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Alexander Skwortsow passed away unexpectedly on 24 November 2010. He was 66 years old.

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4 years ago

Liszt-Milstein: Mephisto Valse

A recording from 1985, recorded during a performance in Japan. This is a transcription by Nathan Milstein.

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4 years ago

Bach - Violin Sonata a minor - Grave

Alexander Skwortsow, violin

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Bach - Violin Sonata a minor - Fuga

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4 years ago

Brahms - Hungarian Dance #2

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4 years ago

Paganini - I Palpiti

Alexander Skwortsow, violin

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4 years ago

Bach - Sonata 1 (violin solo)

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About Alexander Skwortsow, violinist

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Alexander Skwortsow (Novosibirsk,1944 - Hilversum, 2010) , began his musical studies as a not-so-enthusiastic piano student. His mother, a concert pianist, started teaching her son at the age of six, and for four years supervised his lessons and his practice. Then fate intervened.

In a short period of time two significant events occurred in the young artist's life - he was in the audience of Novosibirsk's Philharmonia Hall when a spirited gypsy group performed, and he heard the legendary violinist Boris Goldstein.

"After that the piano sound was so dead" for the growing musician and he switched to the violin. His mother, who previously had to force him to practice his piano lessons, found herself asking her son "not to practice the violin so much", however, she became a strong supporter of his new-found passion.

At the age of 10, Alexander Skwortsow entered Novosibirsk's prestigious violin school, giving his first solo concert at age 16 with the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra (Wienawski's 1st Violin Concerto and Vieuxtemps 4th). He twice obtained first prize in the national youth music competition for the entire U.S.S.R.

Skwortsow developed a strong interest in folk music and at age 19 he made an expedition to Russia's northern provinces to tape those peoples' music and transcribe it on paper. He felt that the music had to be written down or it would be lost forever.

After playing with the Novosibirsk Philharmonic, Skwortsow entered the Leningrad Conservatory as a full-time student in the conducting and orchestral soloist Master class programs, where he explored a number of interesting musical ideas that helped him develop as a musician. He was invited to join a string quartet, and studied conducting as well as the violin.

At 22 he joined the Leningrad Philharmonic while continuing to study with two exceptional violin teachers, Professor Boris Sergeiff (whose forte was the traditional, academic repertoire) and Moscow's Boris Goldstein, who was known for his command of virtuosic violin literature.

With these two different approaches, says Skwortsow "I try to always make a nice mixture."

In 1977, Skwortsow emigrated to the Netherlands where he became First Violinist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Primarius in the Rotterdam String Quartet.

In 1982, after several successful seasons with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Skwortsow was invited to become First Concertmaster of the Lubecker Philharmonic in Germany. Between 1982 and 1987, Skwortsow received critical acclaim for his solo-performances and recitals.

In 1987, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra invited Skwortsow to become the First Concertmaster of their orchestra, which was on the virge of bankrupcy at the time. Skwortsow agreed and gave several unforgettable benefit-concertos with the Symphony, after which he remained concertmaster for two more years.

In 1990, Skwortsow moved back to The Netherlands to focus more on his solo and recording career. Mr. Skwortsow's acclaimed tours have taken him to France, the United States, Portugal, Monte Carlo and Japan, amongst others.

Mr. Skwortsow passed away on 24 November 2010 in Hilversum.

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Boris Goldstein, Moscow

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