Read Joseph Joachim’s rules for playing the violin
mainNear the end of his life, the old master sent these to the last of his prodigies, Franz von Vecsey:
I love the final admonition: Loud playing and quick playing alone cannot do it; at most it only dazzles the ignorant in the audience. All depends upon beautiful playing and distinct playing.
H/t to Cho-Liang Lin for spotting the poster at Juilliard.
Wath we’d give for a recording of Joachim playing the Brahms concerto !
Wasn’t Franz von Vecsey dedicatee of Sibelius concerto ?
Bravo Joachim!
The Internet says “Szeretettel” is Hungarian for “with love” (at the end of a letter).