
These two newly released Mischa Elman BBC recitals from 1961 complement Testament’s earlier box devoted to the great Romantic violinist’s complete Decca recordings. They generally
Mischa Elman’s prime years in the late teens and early 1920s were overshadowed by the arrival of Jascha Heifetz, who ushered in the modern violin
Mischa Elman’s style personified Russian Romanticism in its liberal rubato, arched phrasings, pronounced string portamento, and heart-on-sleeve sentiment. However, it was eclipsed when the violinist’s
Believe it or not, young people, there was a time when even ordinary folks in places like Cincinnati or Dayton or Toledo could hear great