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Axel Strauss

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Gheorghe Enescu (18811955), who possessed extraordinary talent as a violinist, was one of the three greatest violinists of the first half of the 20th century, alongside Fritz Kreisler and Jacques Thibaud, and was also a renowned cellist. Pablo Casals praised him as the greatest and most extraordinary musical talent since Mozart. His compositions are not merely pieces for a violinist to show off his skills, but are truly inspired worksa collection of masterpieces that exquisitely incorporate Romanian folk music. His Violin Sonata No. 1 was composed when he was 16; while the influence of Brahms and Beethoven is certainly evident, his counterpoint and tonal palette are unique, and the buds of his extraordinary talent are unmistakably present here. Furthermore, Impressions of Childhood is a well-crafted work in which a moderate sense of nostalgia and a mysterious atmosphere combine to create a kale