Louis Kaufman was born on May 10, 1905 in Portland, Oregon. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Romania who were very interested in the arts and took their son to concerts. Kaufman gave his solo debut in the New York Town Hall in 1928 under the auspices of the International Naumburg Competition, which he proceeded to win. He then went on to play with such acclaimed musicians as Pablo Casals (cello), Mischa Elmann (violin), Jascha Heifetz (violin), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) and Alfredo Rossi (piano). He also played classical music in ensembles, such as the Musical Art Quartet, the Kaufman Quartet, the Westwood String Quartet, the Bach Chamber Symphony Group. In 1932 Kaufman married the pianist Annette Leibole and performed frequently with her in public. In 1956 Louis Kaufman and his wife returned to Los Angeles. The violinist continued to give wonderful concerts until the late 1970s. After an eye operation he decided to retire from active performance. Louis Kaufman died on February 9, 1994. He was probably the violinist who had recorded the most works in the twentieth century. In addition to building up this huge body of recordings he was also the inventor of the Kaufman chinrest for the violin. The recordings featured on this historic CD album are predominantly from the 1940s and 50s.

Tracklist:

Concerto pour piano, violon et quatuor Ã cordes en rÃ© majeur, Op. 21 / Concerto for piano, violin and string quartet in D majo
Concerto pour piano, violon et quatuor Ã cordes en rÃ© majeur, Op. 21 / Concerto for piano, violin and string quartet in D majo
Concerto pour piano, violon et quatuor Ã cordes en rÃ© majeur, Op. 21 / Concerto for piano, violin and string quartet in D majo
Concerto pour piano, violon et quatuor Ã cordes en rÃ© majeur, Op. 21 / Concerto for piano, violin and string quartet in D majo
Concerto pour violon et orchestre no. 3 en si mineur, Op. 61 / Violin Concerto in B minor~I. Allegro non troppo
Concerto pour violon et orchestre no. 3 en si mineur, Op. 61 / Violin Concerto in B minor~II. Andantino quasi allegretto
Concerto pour violon et orchestre no. 3 en si mineur, Op. 61 / Violin Concerto in B minor~III. Molto moderato e maestoso. Allegr
Havanaise, Op. 83
Sonata for 2 Violins and Piano H. 213 / Sonate fÃ¼r 2 Violinen und Klavier~I. Allegro poco moderato
Sonata for 2 Violins and Piano H. 213 / Sonate fÃ¼r 2 Violinen und Klavier~II. Andante. Allegretto. Allegro
Five Short Pieces for Violin and Piano H. 184 / 5 kurze StÃ¼cke fÃ¼r Violine und Klavier~No. 2 Andante
Five Short Pieces for Violin and Piano H. 184 / 5 kurze StÃ¼cke fÃ¼r Violine und Klavier~No. 5 Allegro
Violinsonate Es-Dur, Op. 18 / Violin Sonata in E flat major~I. Allegro, ma non troppo
Violinsonate Es-Dur, Op. 18 / Violin Sonata in E flat major~II. Improvisation: Andante cantabile
Violinsonate Es-Dur, Op. 18 / Violin Sonata in E flat major~III. Finale: Andante. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 1 RT VIII/6~I. With easy movement but not quick. Slow
Violin Sonata No. 1 RT VIII/6~II. With vigour and animation
Concerto pour violon No. 2, Op.263~I. Dramatique
Concerto pour violon No. 2, Op.263~II. Lent et sombre
Concertino de printemps pour violon et orchestre de chambre
Humoresque No. 7, Op. 101
Stringquartet in C major, Op. 11~Andante cantabile
Souvenir
Londonderry Air
TrÃ¤umerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Hymne Ã soleil (from Le Coq d'Or)
Ave Maria
Violinkonzert e-Moll, Op. 64 / Violin Concerto in E minor~I. Allegro molto appassionato
Violinkonzert e-Moll, Op. 64 / Violin Concerto in E minor~II. Andante
Violinkonzert e-Moll, Op. 64 / Violin Concerto in E minor~III. Allegretto non troppo. Allegro molto vivace
Sonate pour violon et piano en La majeur / Violin Sonata in A major~I. Allegretto ben moderato
Sonate pour violon et piano en La majeur / Violin Sonata in A major~II. Allegro
Sonate pour violon et piano en La majeur / Violin Sonata in A major~III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Moderato
Sonate pour violon et piano en La majeur / Violin Sonata in A major~IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Violin Concerto, Op. 14~I. Allegro
Violin Concerto, Op. 14~II. Andante
Violin Concerto, Op. 14~III. Presto in moto perpetuo
Violin Sonata~I. Andante semplice
Violin Sonata~II. Lento
Violin Sonata~III. Allegretto giusto
Song Sonata~I. Quiet and philosophic
Song Sonata~II. Same tempo but belligerent
Song Sonata~III. Slow and lonely
Song Sonata~IV. Madly dancing
Song Sonata~V. Gracefully strolling
Hexapoda - Five Studies in Jitteroptera
Violin Sonata No. 2~I. Benritmato
Violin Sonata No. 2~II. Profundly warm
Violin Sonata No. 2~III. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 2~I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 2~II. Andante. Scherzando. Andante
Violin Sonata No. 2~III. Allegro con fuoco
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 1 in E major "La primavera" RV 269: I. Allegro
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 1 in E major "La primavera" RV 269: II. Largo
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 1 in E major "La primavera" RV 269: III. Allegro
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 2 in G minor "L'estate" RV 315: I. Allegro non molto
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 2 in G minor "L'estate" RV 315: II. Adagio. Presto
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 2 in G minor "L'estate" RV 315: III. Presto
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 3 in F major "L'autunno" RV 293: I. Allegro
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 3 in F major "L'autunno" RV 293: II. Adagio
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 3 in F major "L'autunno" RV 293: III. Allegro
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 4 in F minor "L'inverno" RV 297: I. Allegro non molto
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 4 in F minor "L'inverno" RV 297: II. Largo
Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons~Concerto No. 4 in F minor "L'inverno" RV 297: III. Presto
Concerto No. 8 in G minor RV 332~I. Allegro
Concerto No. 8 in G minor RV 332~II. Largo
Concerto No. 8 in G minor RV 332~III. Allegro
Concerto No. 12 in C major RV 178~I. Allegro
Concerto No. 12 in C major RV 178~II. Largo
Concerto No. 12 in C major RV 178~III. Allegro
Concerto for Two Violins in D major RV 513~I. Allegro molto
Concerto for Two Violins in D major RV 513~II. Andante
Concerto for Two Violins in D major RV 513~III. Allegro

UPC: 881488210194
Label: Profil - G Haenssler
Release Date: 5.21.21
Format: CD

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