Tor Aulin founded the Aulin Quartet in 1887, which toured Sweden and other Nordic countries for nearly twenty-five years, often with Wilhelm Stenhammar, a Swedish composer and pianist, at the piano.
Composition History
Tor Aulin's Violin Concerto No. 3, a favorite among his works, was premiered by Henri Marteau, a distinguished violinist and later Swedish citizen, who subsequently performed it hundreds of times worldwide.
Composer Biography
Tor Aulin's father, a lecturer in classical languages and an excellent violinist, died when Tor was only three years old.
Composer Biography
Tor Aulin's hands were better suited for the piano than the violin due to a short little finger on his left hand, yet he became a renowned violinist.
Composer Biography
Despite his family's piano-playing background, Tor Aulin was forbidden to touch the instrument, as his mother and aunt were already excellent pianists, leading him to take up the violin instead.
Performer Biography
Andrew Manze, one of the conductors on this album, is a leading specialist in historical performance practice and has contributed to new editions of sonatas and concertos by Mozart and Bach.
Composer Biography
The Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg was so impressed by Tor Aulin's piano playing that he exclaimed, "I have been practicing since my youngest years, and this devil can play my piano concerto as if it were a bagatelle."
