Erica morini read more about this and other grammys news at. For our trip to walt disney world in 2009, i made kira a special autograph book. Blood, season 2x01 2x06 crime, drama, mystery stars. Rimskykorsakov, nikolai large signed cabinet photo 1894.
The case of the stolen stradivarius the washington post. The book contains pictures of cornell starring in the role on broadway. Famous austrian violinist 19041995, after showing remarkable precocity, she developed most of her career in the united states. Adrian dunbar, grainne keenan, diarmuid noyes cat hogan returns to west meath upon her mothers sudden death she has an accident at home and died or was it an accident. Child prodigies who bring their gifts to adult maturity are rare. Alexander autograph manuscript of introduction and dance of salome 1915. The daughter of a band director and violin teacher, oscar morini, and a pianist and piano teacher, amalia morini, nee weissman. The violin was made in 1727 by antonio stradivari and. Morini, who was 91 years old, died shortly after the robbery. The very valuable violin made by antonio stradivari in 1727 sat in the china cabinet of concert violinist, erica. Inspired by the true story of concert violinist erica morini and her legendary stradivarius violin, the morini strad is a delicate duet between erica, a difficult former child prodigy, and brian, a stubbornly independent violin maker she hires to restore and then sell her beloved strad. According to leon pommers, morini nee morgenstern regarded her stradivarius as a human being able to adapt itself to whomever played it.
Joe dziemianowicz for new york daily news a lovely theatrical chamber piece thats both expertly written and performed. Uses erica boys erica hot sale uses erica boys erica. Eric grode for new york times a delicately drawn, if predictable story. According to official records, violinist erica morini was born in vienna on january 5, 1904, although the year of her birth was sometimes cited as 1908apparently in an effort to stress her precocity. Beginning with the earliest edition of the highland park news in 1874, several newspapers have been published for highland park. The critics hailed her as one of the best players before the. The book is fine in a near fine neatly priceclipped dust jacket. Dec 02, 20 britains got talent 2017 tokio myers amazing artist leaves judges speechless full audition s11e03 duration. As a brief recap of her career, erika morini was born in vienna in 1904. Very rare lp erica morini tartini devils trill sonata westminster xwn 18594. All autographs guaranteed authentic without limit i am the president of the professional autograph dealers association and a leading and trusted authenticator of autographs, including for many of the worlds auction houses and for james spence jsa. Erica morini was born on january 5, 1904 in vienna, austria as erika morini. To my dear agnes, in memory of our musicmaking together.
Erica morini was one of the last of the important violinists trained completely in the austrogerman tradition. I am not posative on the date i made 4 seperate purchaces which are listed on thier website. She died on november 1, 1995 in new york city, new york, usa. Join facebook to connect with erika morini and others you may know. In march 2012, she appeared as erica morini in willy holtzmans offbroadway play the morini strad about the concert. Erica morini s sisters were also musical, one playing the violin, the other the piano. This was unusual at a time when the concert platforms were still dominated by male soloists. You may hear rudolf firkusny performing antonin dvoraks piano concerto in g minor, op.
Erika morini siracusano january 5, 1904 october 31 or november 1, 1995 was a jewish austrian violinist. Click on a date range to search the index for local news articles and obituaries from these newspapers. The daughter of a band director and violin teacher, oscar morini, and a pianist and piano teacher, amalia morini, nee weissmann, erika morini performed as a fiveyearold already before the austrian emperor franz josef. As shown in the accompanying autographed concert program, morini. Morini 190495 was indubitably stellar at a time when women violin soloists were a virtual oddity hard as this may be for listeners to grasp in an the era of annesophie mutter, nadia salernosonnenberg, viktoria mullova, kyung whachung, midori, and the veritable phalanx of upandcoming as well as comely young asian teens and twenties. He began performing on the continent of europe in the 1920s, and made his debuts in london in 1933 and new york in 1938. Austrian violinist 19041995, described as the most bewitching woman violinist of the 20th century. Rysanov makes the best possible case for hearing this version of the arpeggione, delivering a wonderfully poetic account of the solo part with subtle and sensitive accompaniment from the swedish. Complete your johannes brahms, erica morini collection.
Austrian violinist erica morini, the teachers violinist. Remembering violinist erika morini and her stolen 1727 davidoff. Browse lots of p erica and other relevant listings available for sale. A student of ottokar sevcik, morini made her berlin debut under nikisch in 1917. Not only was this book a huge hit with kira but the cast members and characters loved it too. Follow her on twitter and see her book of poetry she cowrote with friend ginger monroe on lulu. Morini was born in vienna, and received her first instruction from her father, oscar morini originally spelled oser or ojser, family name moritz, who was the director of his own music school in the imperial capital vienna, and. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The first exhibition dedicated to warhols record cover art. Now as a result of the mysterious theft of her entire archive, with nearly all of her recordings out of print and too few published interviews, it seemed that all efforts to retrieve traces of her existence might be doomed. He always stressed that art was for everyone, not just the rich and famous, although he financed many of his other projects by painting portraits of the rich and famous. The majestic temperament and powerful expression of erica morini is immediately perceptible even for a newcomer listener. Highland park newspaper index 1947 highland park public library. Willy holtzmans the morini strad is a better than average example of the genre, largely because it doesnt try to oversell the friendship, but also because theres a bit more to it than that.
Later he studied with the legendary pianists alfred cortot and artur schnabel. We offer large inventory which include the cheapest 1 erica from ebay. The violinist erica morini was born in vienna and made her debut in 1916 with both the berlin philharmonic and leipzig gewandhaus orchestras under the baton of the legendary arthur nikisch. Erica morini, philharmonic symphony orchestra of london conducted by artur rodzinski, tchaikovsky erica morini, philharmonic symphony orchestra of london conducted by artur rodzinski, tchaikovsky tchaikovsky violin concerto in d major, op. Erika morini siracusano january 5, 1904 october 31 or november 1, 1995 was a jewish. Erica morini 19051995, born and trained in vienna, managed, as one of the first female violinists of the first half of the 20thcentury, to build an international career. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods.
Morini, though of viennese birth, was descended from an italian family. Signed photo showing her playing the violin, inscribed and dated in 1949, size is 8x10 inches. Although she enjoyed considerable popular success and won the admiration of fellow violinists, she felt that she had been discriminated against by many impresarios and excluded from certain opportunities she felt she had earned. Fabulous 80s italian rolando morini sterling mesh bracelet and necklace 94 g. My own impression on his contribution to string technique is through his impact on the playing of william primrose and karen tuttles.
Ariel sharon warrior an autobiography 1989 book signed. Erica morini plays tchaikovsky, tartini, vivaldi, kreisler. Online shopping from a great selection at melisande77 store. One area of his art that has only recently attracted collectors attention is his record cover art.
Tchaikovsky composer page 14 of 553 presto classical. Signature matted together with a photo of her, size is 4 x 1. The ceiling area, which surrounds the chandelier, was given a new painting in 1964 by chagall. Weill, horowitz, milstein, morini, furtwangler 1930s musical autograph album.
Estimated delivery dates opens in a new window or tab include sellers handling time, origin zip code, destination zip code and time of acceptance and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment opens in a new window or tab. Cornell starred in the prescott proposals written by howard lindsay and russell crouse, directed by lindsay. There are many areas of andy warhols art that are collectible. Morini plays mozart arbiter of cultural traditions arbiter records. Her father, oscar morini, originally from trieste, performed in a viennese orchestra at age 11 and was a kapellmeister before becoming a noted violin teacher. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Lost masterpieces in 1995, as 91yearold erica morini lay in hospital, her beloved violin was discovered missing. Erica morinimilestones of a legend cd box set audiophilia. The two characters destined to gain a deeper understanding of each other are erica morini, a world famous violinist at or, in actuality, past the end. Morini is shown in a glamorous 1930s sepia bust portrait and has signed and inscribed at the lower right translated from the german. Anastasia has music and lyrics by lynn ahrens and stephen flaherty and a book by terrence mcnally. Find great deals on ebay for violinist autograph and violinist signed. Austrianamerican violinist, born 5 january 1904 in vienna, austria, and died 31 october 1995 in new york city, united states. Stolen stradivarius recovered after 35 years for decades, virtuoso violinist roman totenberg played his prized stradivarius around the world. Neoaugraphs aka all autograph aka edwards autograph.
Erica morini, max lanner, artur balsam, vivaldi, ravel, brahms, tchaikovsky, wieniawski, desire defaux, chicago symphony orchestra the art of erica morini. Signed rare music memorabilia, music manuscripts, books and autographs. Until the recent passing of violinist erica morini 19041995, one could. The violinist erica morini was born in vienna and made her debut in 1916 with both the berlin philharmonic and leipzig gewandhaus.
Erica morini violin, nbc symphony orchestra, eugene ormandy. Ariel sharon was prime minister of israel from 2001 until 2006, when a massive stroke ended his political career. The morini strad by willy holtzman, paperback barnes. From her solo debut as a violinist at the age of nine erica morini enjoyed an uninterrupted international career of dazzling. As erica morini s sisters stella and alice were respectively a violinist and a pianist, chamber music was part of daily life. Nov 03, 1995 erica morini, an austrianborn violinist renowned for her exquisite musicianship as well as a brilliant but unobtrusive technique, died on wednesday at mount sinai medical center. All original designs from inception to completion are made in new york. Erica morini, an austrianborn violinist renowned for her exquisite musicianship as well as a brilliant but unobtrusive technique, died on wednesday at mount sinai medical center.
Tchaikovsky, erica morini tchaikovsky violin concerto. Her father, oscar morini, had been born in trieste, but later become a kapellmeister and eventually a respected violin teacher in his adopted city. The most expensive things that have ever been stolen. Without this duo, who recall the late david dukes opposite rosemary harris, or gifted young geneva lewis as erica s student and younger self, morini strad might fall short of what, to this. Text of a book given to shirley by jascha heifetz for her. Ericamolinari fine jewelry oxidized sterling silver, 14k and 18k gold double side charms with inspirational quotes. The old lady who lived there, the famous violinist dead and gone. Morini plays mozart arbiter of cultural traditions. This release of material recorded in 1962 and 1967 only strengthens ones sense that morini, a viennese born in 1904, was every bit the equal of her betterknown male colleagues. Neoautographs is a company that sells authentic autographs they not only sell autographed movie posters but are also listed as authenticators of signatures. Austrianborn violin virtuoso erika morini was born on this day in 1904 116 years ago. In her living room, a signed photo of stravinsky morini had played his duo. Her overwhelming personality and sharp thought signed with golden letters some of the most electrifying, heartfelt and reminded versions of the great works of the violinist literature. Until the recent passing of violinist erica morini 19041995, one could have asked her anything about music, her life, her world.
Feb 7, 2015 text of a book given to shirley by jascha heifetz for her part in. Signed photograph from the important austrian violinist who made her later career in the united states. I made the pages in photoshop and then uploaded them to shutterfly and created an 8 x 8 photobook with them. Erica morini, 91, subtle violinist who explored concerto. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. A protege of otakar sevcik, ms morini is remembered as one of the.