Presents
Joseph Achron
Prelude for Violin and Piano, Op.13
"If you write a prelude like this one for your final examination, you will surely received the highest mark." Anatoly Liadov, Achron's composition teacher at the Petersburg Conservatory told his student referring to the Op.15 Prelude that Achron had shown him in 1904. The work is a fine example of Achron's gift for melody and compositional ability. In fact, he did graduate with the highest honors.
Joseph Achron (1886-1943) was born in the Lithuanian town of Lodzdzieje (now Lazdijai). He studied violin with his father and then at the Warsaw Conservatory with Isadore Lotto and finally at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Leopold Auer, teacher of such stars as Heifetz, Milstein and many others. Achron knew Heifetz and the two became friends with Heifetz championing Achron's music. After graduation, Achron pursued a career as a soloist, concertizing throughout Russia and Europe, Palestine and America. He taught and served as director of the Kharkov Conservatory and subsequently moved to Hollywood. Throughout his life, he composed. Most of his works are for violin and piano, however, he also wrote in several other genres.
This works is highly evocative and makes a fine encore.
Parts: $9.95
