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‘Truly there were giants in those days’ - From the archive: July 1906

2026-07-10T08:53:00

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Author and violin maker John Broadhouse reviews the memoirs of British violinist George Haddock (1823–1907), a treasure trove of stories of 19th-century players

It is always a pleasure to listen to “the man who knows,” and who can tell us, from his own personal experience, of the great dead and of their doings in the musical world. Seldom have I come across a more delightful book than the “Musical Recollections” of Mr. George Haddock, whose name has been so intimately associated with all that is best in violin music for more than half a century…

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