The recordings of the Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski concertos on this album were Váša Příhoda's only records with orchestra prior to his wartime Dvořák Concerto recording.
Performer Biography
Váša Příhoda, the violinist, was nicknamed 'The New Paganini' after conductor Toscanini remarked that 'Paganini couldn't have played better than this young man'.
Recording & Production
This album features acoustic records made by Váša Příhoda for DG/Polydor following his visit to Africa in 1923.
Performer Biography
Váša Příhoda's career included extensive touring, with 84 concerts in Italy in the first six months of 1920 alone, and debuts at Carnegie Hall and in London.
Performer Biography
Váša Příhoda, the violinist on this album, was considered a transitional figure between older and more modern violinists of the Prague School of Violin.
Performer Biography
Váša Příhoda, the violinist, had his playing affected in 1954 after severely breaking his bow arm, though he regained most of its use.
Instruments
Váša Příhoda's Stradivarius violin, the 'Camposelice' of 1710, was sold to the Czechoslovakian state collection after his death.
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