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Editor: Leopold Auer

Leopold Auer

b. Veszprém, 28th May 1845. d. Loschwitz, nr. Dresden, 16th July 1930

Teachers

  • Ridley Kohne (1853-7)
  • Jacob Dont (1857-8)
  • Joseph Joachim (1863-4)

Associates

  • Clara Schumann
  • Anton Rubinstein
  • Alfredo Piatti
  • Tchaikovsky
  • Arensky
  • Taneyev
  • Glazunov
  • Saint-Saëns
  • Alfred Jaell

Biographers:

  • L.N.Raaben: Leopold Semenovich Auer (Leningrad, 1962)
  • J.W.Jartnack: Grosse Geiger unserer Zeit (Munich, 1967, 4th ed. 1993)

Professional Appointments

  • Orchestral leader in Düsseldorf (1864-6)and in Hamburg (1866-8)
  • Professor at St. Petersburg Conservatory (1868-1917)
  • Solo violin, Imperial Chapel, St. Petersburg (1868-?)
  • Conductor, Imperial Music Society Orchestra (1883, and 1887-92)

Chamber ensembles

  • Leader of Müller Quartet (c.1868)
  • Leader of Imperial Music Society String Quartet (1868-1906). Personnel: violin 2 - Pikkel, E. Mlynarsky, E. Krüger; viola - Weickmann, N. Galkin, S. Korguev, A Yung; cello - K. Davidov, A.Verzhbilovich, V. Alois

Pupils

Mischa Elman, Efrem Zimbalist, Jascha Heifetz, Cäcilia Hansen, Kathleen Parlow, May Harrison, Nathan Milstein, Oscar Shumsky.

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Editions

Title Composer Work Publisher Publication No. Date
Abendlied Schumann, Robert Abendlied Rahter 1887 View
Agité Dont, Jacob Violin duo Carl Fischer 1921 View
Andante cantabile Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Violin duo Carl Fischer 1918 View
Ciaccona in G minor Vitali, Tommaso Chaconne Schirmer 1921 View
Cocnerto Goldmark, Carl Concerto in A minor Carl Fischer 1922 View
Concerto Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Violin Concerto D. Rahter 178 1900 View
Concerto Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Violin Concerto in D major Carl Fischer 1921 View
Concerto Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin Concerto Carl Fischer 1917 View
Concerto Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Violin Concerto in A major Carl Fischer 1921 View
Concerto Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Violin Concerto in E flat major G. Schirmer 1391 1920 View
Concerto for violin Brahms, Johannes Violin Concerto Carl Fischer 1916 View
Concerto for violin and piano Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix Violin Concerto in E minor Carl Fischer 1917 View
Concerto IX Spohr, Louis Violin Concerto no. 9 in D minor Litolff 1908 1890 View
Concerto no 2 in D major Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Violin Concerto in D major Carl Fischer 1921 View
Concerto no. 1 in D minor Rode, Jacques Pierre Joseph Violin Concerto no. 4 in A major Carl Fischer 1931 View
Concerto no. 2 Spohr, Louis Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor Carl Fischer 1922 View
Concerto no. 2 Spohr, Louis Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor Litolff 1904 1890 View
Concerto no. 2 in D minor Bruch, Max Violin Concerto in D Carl Fischer 1919 View
Concerto VI Spohr, Louis Violin Concerto no. 6 in G minor Litolff 1905 1890 View
Concerto VII Spohr, Louis Violin Concerto no. 7 in E minor Litolff 1890 View
Concerto VIII Spohr, Louis Violin Concerto no. 8 in A minor, 'Gesangsscene' Litolff 1907 1890 View
Concerto XI Spohr, Louis Violin Concerto no. 11 in G Litolff 1909 1890 View
Der Vogel als Prophet Schumann, Robert Der Vogel als Prophet Julius Heinrich Zimmermann 1913 View
Etincelles Dont, Jacob Violin duo Carl Fischer 1921 View
Fantasia appassionata Vieuxtemps, Henri François Joseph Fantasia Appasionata Augener 11756 0 View
Graded Course Auer, Leopold Graded Course of Violin Playing (extracts) Carl Fischer 1925 View
Kontsert dlya skripki s orkestrom Glazunov, Alexander Violin Concerto Belaieff; Boosey & Hawkes 0 View
Quatrieme concerto en re min Vieuxtemps, Henri François Joseph Violin Concerto Augener 11755 1911 View
Romance Beethoven, Ludwig van Romance in G major Carl Fischer 1916 View
Romance Beethoven, Ludwig van Romance in F major Carl Fischer 1916 View
Six Sonatas Bach, Johann Sebastian Solo Sonatas and Partitas Carl Fischer 788 1917 View
Sonata Brahms, Johannes Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor Carl Fischer 1916 View
Sonatas for Pianoforte and Violin Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin Sonatas (complete editions) Carl Fischer 789 1917 View
Sonate Brahms, Johannes Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major Carl Fischer 1915 View
Suite Vieuxtemps, Henri François Joseph Preludio Augener 1911 View
Trois Morceaux - Mélodie Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Souvenir d'un lieu cher P. Jurgenson 1908 View
Violin Masterworks and their Interpretation Auer, Leopold Violin Masterworks and Their Interpretation Carl Fischer 1925 View
Violin Playing as I Teach It Auer, Leopold Violin Playing as I Teach It Frederick A. Stokes Company 1921 View
Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major Brahms, Johannes Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major Carl Fischer 1917 View