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As all violinists here know, Rudolph Kreutzer was a famous violin teacher in Beethoven's day, and all serious violin students are required to master his Etudes (studies). Similarly, young pianists must master the studies of Karl Czerny, a famed student of Beethoven. For flutists, it's Marcel Moyse, active in the early and mid-20th century but strongly influenced by both Kreutzer and Czerny.In his 1969 book Szigeti on the Violin, the great Hungarian violinist (1892-1973) laments that younger professional violinists he works with played the Kreutzer Etudes early on as young students but then quickly forgot about them, rather than continuing to make use of them as he did:
"That I continued to use the Kreutzer Etudes of my childhood as a springboard for technical devices of my own invention at a time when I already had several tours -- Germany, Holland, France -- to my credit indicates an artisan's willingness to work in depth. Today, when much that is being recorded is prepared by enterprising young virtuosi at the behest of equally enterprising 'artists and repertoire' men of the recording companies, in a minimum of time, before the works have been absorbed into the players' bloodstream, this is something that should be considered."
Unfortunately, imo the trend to rush to record only accelerated in the following decades, and helps explain why so many of the recordings released by today's "young virtuosi", babes or otherwise, are so disappointing.
Edits: 07/28/15 07/28/15Follow Ups:
"so many of the recordings released by today's "young virtuosi", babes or otherwise, are so disappointing."
What recordings?
This one.
That's funny but you're avoiding my question.
Just trying to be polite. Of course, you may agree, disagree, ignore, or do your own research and think about, what Szigeti said. But if Szigeti wanted to cite examples, he would have done so in his book. If I wanted to, I would have done so in my initial post.
FWIW, Szigeti also had some positive things to say about the modern era of numerous recordings of every major repertoire piece and endless international competitions for young prodigies, both of which he lived long enough to see. So look into it further if you like. Or not.
He didn't know when to quit! ;-)
Need I go on?
His problem, probably severe arthritis, goes back years before those late stereo lps. Everything after 1950 is hard to listen to.
"If I wanted to, I would have done so in my initial post."
No way. You took the time and trouble to compose and place your original post in a discussion forum, and now you won't discuss.
You won't answer the question because you can't, not because you don't want to.
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