Piano – Itzko Orlovetsky

Violin – Vasa Prihoda, Franco Novello

Conductor – Ennio Gerelli

Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della Radiotelevisione Italiana

Vasa Prihoda (22 August 1900 – 26 July 1960)

was a Czech violinist, considered a Paganini specialist, and his recording of the Violin Concerto in A minor by Dvorak is still praised.

Vasa Prihoda with violin, circa 1921

Vasa Prihoda was born in Vodňany in 1900. His father, Alois Prihoda, was his first teacher and remained so for ten years. Vasa studied privately with Jan Marak (a student of Otakar sevcik), making his first public concert at age 13, playing the 4th Violin Concerto by Mozart. At age 19 a tour of Italy proved unsuccessful; poverty-stricken, he joined the orchestra of the Café Grand¡¯Italia[10] in Milan to earn money.

There, he was heard by chance by Arturo Toscanini, who arranged a benefit concert for him. He resumed his Italian tour, this time to great success. He was said to have been given Niccolò Paganini's own violin on which to play. He toured Brazil and the United States in 1920,[12] and the USA again in 1921.[13] He once shared the stage of the Royal Albert Hall with Pablo Casals, but the pairing was considered unfortunate.

Tracklist

Concerto In Re Minore Per Due Violini E Orchestra

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

A1a Vivace

A1b Largo, Ma Non Tanto

A1c Allegro

B1 Jota Navarra

Composed By – Sarasate

B2 Sonatina

Composed By – Paganini

B3 Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento (Variazioni Per Violino Solo)

Composed By – Paganini