{"product_id":"12442-sibelius-jean-telmanyi-emil-signed-letter-to-emil-telmanyi-about-the-violin-concerto","title":"Sibelius, Jean. (1865–1957) [Telmányi. Emil. (1892–1988)] Signed Letter to Emil Telmanyi about the Violin Concerto","description":"An important TLS from the composer to the Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi, signed \"Jean Sibelius.\" One page, dated Järvenpää December 18, 1945. In part: \"[...] Jag är en varm beundrare av Eder stora konst och det glädjer mig djupt, att Ni spelar min violinkonsert, som i Eder tolkning får ett fulländat framförande [...]\" [\"I am a keen admirer of your great art and am deeply pleased that you play my violin concerto, as in your interpretation it will get a perfect performance.\"] Provenance: Descendants of Emil Telmányi.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe composer's only concerto, the Violin Concerto is a brooding, intensely virtuosic work and one of the most beloved of the violin repertoire. Telemanyi's 1952 recording may be heard here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kgdN1Wloc1U\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"\"\u003eIn 1911 Telmányi gave the Berlin premiere of the \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eViolin Concerto\u003c\/span\u003e of Sir \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eEdward Elgar.  The performance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"\"\u003ewas attended by the pianist \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eIgnaz Friedman\u003c\/span\u003e, who befriended him and arranged some of his early concerts in \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eCopenhagen\u003c\/span\u003e, where he later settled. He became an exponent of the composer \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eCarl Nielsen\u003c\/span\u003e, having recorded some of his violin sonatas and his \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eviolin concerto and subsequently was \u003c\/span\u003emarried Nielsen's daughter, \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eAnne Marie\u003c\/span\u003e, from 1918 to 1933. \u003c\/span\u003eOne of his most famous recordings is a 1954 recording of Bach's \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003eSonatas and partitas for solo violin\u003c\/span\u003e played using a violin with what was referred to as the \u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"\"\u003e\"Vega\" Bach Bow\u003c\/span\u003e (recorded in November 1953 and March 1954, DANA CORD, DACO 147), which could be adjusted so the player could play three or even all four strings of the violin at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093485965471,"sku":"12442","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Sibelius_Jean_Signed_Letter_12442.jpg?v=1722188340","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/12442-sibelius-jean-telmanyi-emil-signed-letter-to-emil-telmanyi-about-the-violin-concerto","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}