JAVS Fall 1997

Csaba Erdelyi and his 1991 Joseph Currin viola.

"IN A SENSE IT WAS A PREMIERE FOR THE BARTOK CONCERTO... AND FOR MY JOSEPH CURTIN VIOLA."

T n January of 1992, violist C aba .lE.rdelyi returned to his native Hun gary for a concert to be broadcast live from the Budapest Opera. "It was a double premiere, " says Erdelyi . "I spent ten years restoring Bartok's viola concerto from his origi nal manuscript, and this was its debut. It wa also the fust concerto perfor mance for my Jo epb Curtin viola. Both were praised highly." Csaba Erdelyi established his pres ence in the music world with another fir t. In 1972 he became the only viola player ever to win the prestigious Carl Flesch International Violin Competi tion. He went on to serve as principal of the Philharmonia Orchestra and violi st in the Chilingirian Quarte t.

A fter 12 years with Curtin & Alf. Joseph Curtin bas opened hi s own studio in downtown Ann Arbor, where he continues to build concert quality violins and violas. If you need an instrument for an upcoming tour or competition, your next CD, or simply your next lesson. call Jo eph Curtin Studios. You may wish to commission a violin or viola to suit your particular performance style, or select from currently avail able instrument . Please send for a price list and free color brochure.

reaching a wider audience a the solo viola player in the film score Amadeus. "It's a rare treat to own an instrument that has a trong, mature, even , rich tone in all its registers, and the perfect health of a young instrument. It has blended beautifully with Strad and Guarneri violins, as well as GoffriUer and Montagnana cellos. I've trusted it in ex treme climates from Brazil to Alaska. When I premiered the Bartok. it was just six months old- and already magnificent. Yehudi Menuhin, my mentor and frequent concert partner, saw it , played it, and immediately ordered a violin from Joseph." Erdelyi ' most recent recording. Liszt and the Viola, is now avai lable from Hungaroton [HCD 3 1724].

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