Eugène Ysaye

VIOLIN MASTERY

TALKS WITH MASTER VIOLINISTS
AND TEACHERS

COMPRISING INTERVIEWS WITH YSAYE, KREISLER,
ELMAN, AUER, THIBAUD, HEIFETZ, HARTMANN,
MAUD POWELL AND OTHERS

BY

FREDERICK H. MARTENS

WITH SIXTEEN PORTRAITS

NEW YORK

FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1919, by

Frederick A. Stokes Company

All rights reserved, including that of translation
into foreign languages

FOREWORD

The appreciation accorded Miss HarrietteBrower's admirable books on Piano Masteryhas prompted the present volume of intimateTalks with Master Violinists and Teachers,in which a number of famous artists and instructorsdiscuss esthetic and technical phasesof the art of violin playing in detail, their conceptof what Violin Mastery means, and howit may be acquired. Only limitation of spacehas prevented the inclusion of numerous otherdeserving artists and teachers, yet practicallyall of the greatest masters of the violin now inthis country are represented. That the lessonsof their artistry and experience will beof direct benefit and value to every violin studentand every lover of violin music may beaccepted as a foregone conclusion.

Frederick H. Martens.

  171 Orient Way,
     Rutherford N.J.

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