Precious 1926 footage of the Russian violinist Efrem Zimbalist performing the last movement of Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata with the pianist Harold Bauer.
Read about the legendary violin players in our Violin Heroes bookazine.
Listen to how other great violinists tackled Beethoven's great masterwork:
Performances to sit alongside the finest in this enterprising programme
Stellar playing from a violin legend leaves a reviewer wanting more
Ma plays the solemn D minor Prelude amid melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska
The sextet performs a chamber version of the work at the Solsberg Festival 2023
The violinist delves into Piazzolla’s exploration of sound and percussive effects, in the third and final part of his documentary series
Take an exclusive first-look at this performance from violist Daniel Orsen and pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, ahead of their album release named Wagner’s Nightmare on 19 April
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