Francis of Vecsey

Franz von Vecsey ( Hungarian Vecsey Ferenc ; born March 23, 1893 in Budapest , Austria-Hungary , † April 5, 1935 in Rome ) was a Hungarian violinist and composer .

Life

Jean Sibelius dedicated his violin concerto to the 12-year-old child prodigy. Franz von Vecsey studied with Jenő Hubay and Joseph Joachim and went on concert tours with Béla Bartók at the piano. Hermann Zilcher was his companion on the concert tour to the United States in 1903 . Because of his romantic virtuosity, he was considered the "leading violinist of his time" (... the leading virtuoso of the age ...). Recordings of his self-composed Chanson triste (1913) or of Giuseppe Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata prove his expressiveness. He died early at the age of 42 from a failed medical operation .

Recordings (selection)

Franz von Vecsey plays Bach, Beethoven, Schubert; Audio CD, 2008, Label: Pearl harmonia mundi - Musicora
The Great Geiger - recordings 1900-1930 , audio CD, 2004, label Testament
Violin Sonata No. 3 , audio CD, 1999, Label Pavilion Otto G. Preiser & Co

Audio samples

Web links

Works by and about Franz von Vecsey in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Vecsey, Franz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vecsey, Ferenc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hungarian violinist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 23, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Budapest
DATE OF DEATH	April 5, 1935
Place of death	Rome

[1] ttp://www.hermann-zilcher.de/bio.htm

[2] ttp://www.musicalcriticism.com/concerts/baden-rno-pletnev-0408.shtml