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Excerpt from “Andante” from Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano in D major, op. 94b played by Joseph Szigeti on violin and Arthur Balsam on piano
From: VAI DVD 4269 The Art of Joseph Szigeti

Joseph Szigetis reputation was particularly exalted among his fellow violinists. Eschewing virtuosity for the sake of virtuosity, Szigeti was always completely at the service of the music. Szigeti visited CBCs Montreal studios on three separate occasions and those performances are gathered on this DVD release. Though Szigeti was already in his 60s when these performances were filmed, the qualities in his playing so cherished by his admirers are readily apparent.
72 min., Black & White, Mono.