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Born in Moson in Hungary, Flesch studied at the conservatoires in Vienna and Paris. He settled in Berlin, and as well as being known for his solo performances in a very wide range of repertoire (from Baroque music to contemporary), gained fame as a chamber music performer and as a violin pedagogue. He published a number instructional books including Die Kunst des Violin-Spiels (1923). Among his pupils were Ida Haendel and Henryk Szeryng, and Eric Rosenblith. He was consulted by Louis Krasner over technical difficulties in the Violin Concerto by Alban Berg which Krasner was to premiere. The Carl Flesch scale system is a major staple in standard violin technique learning. Moson (-Hungarian, in German: Wieselburg) was a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day eastern Austria and north-western Hungary, on the right (south) side of the Danube river. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Croatian and Serbian: Beč Romanian: Viena, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya;) Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... (help· info), IPA: , is the capital city as well as a state of Germany, and also the countrys largest city. ... Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 to 1750 (see Dates of classical music eras for a discussion of the problems inherent in defining the beginning and end points). ... Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ... Ida Haendel (born December 15, 1928) is a violinist. ... Henryk Szeryng (September 22, 1918 – March 8, 1988) was a Polish-born Mexican violinist. ... Austrian born American violinist // Career Eric Rosenblith Former concertmaster of the Indianapolis and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras, Violinist Eric Rosenblith has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. ... Alban Bergs Violin Concerto was written in 1935 (the score is dated August 11, 1935). ... Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. ...

Flesch owned the Brancaccio Stradivarius, but had to sell it in 1928 after losing all his money on the New York Stock Exchange. One of the violins in the Stradivarius collection of the Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world (by dollar volume) and second largest by number of listings. ...

Flesch died in Lucerne. Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...

References

• Carl Flesch: The Memoirs of Carl Flesch (trans. Hans Keller and ed. by him in collaboration with C.F.Flesch); foreword by Max Rostal (1957).
• Carl Flesch: The Art Of Violin Playing, Books 1 & 2 Translated & Edited by Eric Rosenblith. New York: Carl Fischer © Edition #/ISBN: O 2046

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External links

• A page on Flesch by José Sánchez-Penzo
• Works by Carl Flesch at Project Gutenberg