Aaron Rosand: The First Recordings (2022 Remastered Version)

Featuring

Aaron Rosand
Eileen Flissler
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven

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Interpretation

The recordings on this album showcase the hallmarks of Aaron Rosand's playing, including natural phrasing, sweetness of tone, and elegant technical execution, with the expert partnership of his first wife, Eileen Flissler.

Performer Biography

Aaron Rosand, one of the 20th century's most distinctive violinists, was born in 1927 to a Polish cabaret singer father and a Russian house pianist mother.

Performer Biography

Aaron Rosand became known as a 'romantic violinist supreme' and a specialist in 19th-century repertoire, spearheading the 'Romantic Revival' in the United States.

Recording & Production

Aaron Rosand's first recordings, including the Brahms violin sonatas on this album, were released by Vox Records, an independent label founded by George Mendelssohn, a descendant of the composer.

Performer Biography

Aaron Rosand synthesized the Franco-Belgian and Russian violin traditions by studying with Leon Sametini, a student of Ševčík and Ysaÿe, and Efrem Zimbalist, a pupil of Leopold Auer.

Recording & Production

This album features Aaron Rosand's very first recording from 1956, a mono LP of two Brahms violin sonatas, which had a short shelf life due to the advent of stereo LPs.

Performer Biography

Eileen Flissler, Aaron Rosand's first wife and a fellow Curtis graduate, was a remarkable pianist who made numerous recordings, including works by Schumann, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, and Beethoven.