Stereo technology, invented in the early 1930s by EMI engineer Alan Blumlein, was first introduced commercially in cinema houses for Walt Disney's 1940 film Fantasia.
Recording & Production
By the 1960s, stereo LP records became the industry standard, following the introduction of mass-produced stereo LPs in 1957.
Performer Biography
Zino Francescatti gave his first public concert at age five and performed the Beethoven Concerto by age ten.
Recording & Production
The recording of Lalo's Symphonie espagnole on this album was the first-ever stereo recording of the work.
Performer Biography
Francescatti's father, René, was an Italian violinist who studied with Camillo Sivori, the only pupil of the legendary Niccolò Paganini.
Interpretation
Francescatti's interpretations, in contrast to Jascha Heifetz's driving intensity, display a sunny exuberance and graceful ease.
Performer Biography
Zino Francescatti, the violinist on this album, was considered the greatest French violinist of his generation in the second half of the 20th century.
