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Alfredo Campoli

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A Collection Dedicated to ChryslerAlfredo Campoli (19061991), a native of Italy, was one of the most important violinists of the phonograph era. As a champion of light music, he achieved great success in the 1930sboth in concerts with his own salon orchestra and on Decca recordings. This two-CD series of six titles, released by Eloquence, focuses on the evolution of this violinist, who was reborn as the postwar classical soloist Campoli. This CD is the third installment in the series. Even as he evolved, Campoli retained his natural flair for popular music and a cheerful sensibility, which lends grace and elegance to this collection of encores and short pieces. CD 2 was originally released by Decca in February 1955 to commemorate the 80th birthday of Kreisler, a pioneer of Campolis artistry. All recordings in the Alfredo Campoli: Bel Canto Violin series have been newly remastered from the or