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René-Charles "Zino" Francescatti (August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) was a French virtuoso violin ist.
Zino Francescatti was born in Marseilles , to a musical family. Both parents were violinists. His father, who also played the cello, had studied with Camillo Sivori . Zino studied violin from age three and was quickly recognized as a child prodigy. He began performing at the age of five and made his debut at age 10, playing Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven 's Violin Concerto (Beethoven)|Violin Concerto . citation needed|date=March 2010 In 1927 he went to Paris to teach at the École Normale de Musique ; he also conducted the Concerts Poulets . He made his first world tour in 1931 and his American debut with Sir John Barbirolli and the New York Philharmonic in 1939, playing Nicolò Paganini|Paganini 's Violin Concerto No. 1. His recording of the concerto is still regarded as one of the best. For three decades after 1945 he had an exceptionally impressive international career.
A violinist of outstanding technical ability, Francescatti played all of the great concerti. His performances of Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn 's Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)|Violin Concerto in E minor , Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 , Max Bruch|Bruch 's Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch)|Violin Concerto No. 1 , and others, continue to be fondly remembered and highly regarded.
Francescatti made many renowned LPs, including a set of the complete Beethoven violin-piano sonatas with Robert Casadesus , a frequent musical collaborator of his. Both in concerts and on disc, he performed on the celebrated "Hart" Stradivarius of 1727. Upon his retirement in 1976, he sold the instrument and established the Zino Francescatti Foundation , to assist young violinists, in La Ciotat. In 1987 an international violin competition was organized in his honor in Aix-en-Provence. citation needed|date=March 2010 He died in La Ciotat , Bouches-du-Rhône , France, aged 89.
Quotes
"Known for his lyrical performance style and as a champion of contemporary violin music by such composers as Darius Milhaud , Leonard Bernstein , and Karol Szymanowski ." - Encyclopædia Britannica
"Francescatti's playing was marked by a seemingly effortless technique, warmth of expression, and tonal elegance. " http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/violin/francescatti.html Legendary Violinists. Zino Francescatti
"One of the great classical violinists of the twentieth century. Among his recordings are Saint-Saëns 's famous and popular Introduction and Rondo capriccioso (Saint-Saëns)|Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso , with Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic ." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289895/bio Zino Francescatti - Biography
Violin Virtuosos (from Paganini to 21st century) - Henry Roth 1997 ISBN 18879395150 Please check ISBN|reason=Invalid length.
Zino Francescatti (1902-1991), le chant du violon - Charles de Couëssin-Gaëtane Prouvost, Préface de Marcel Landowski, de l’Institut, Paris, L’Harmattan, 1999.
"Zino Francescatti." BAKER'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF MUSICIANS Centennial Edition. Nicolas Slonimsky, Editor Emeritus. Schirmer, 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=rdAYCQ_rWHI Francescatti on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=n-WevMLALgI& feature=related Francescatti plays Zigeunerweisen
Classic Archive - Zino Francescatti & Robert Casadesus (2005)
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808630685/info
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