For years, Jascha Heifetz was believed to have made a series of spoof recordings under the name Joseph Hague. In the June issue, we reveal that Hague was a real person – and track his life and career as a violinist, teacher and rosin maker in the US. Here's one of the Hague recordings formerly ascribed to Heifetz.
'Liner notes to this recording written by Hague himself provide a
glimpse of his warm and self-deprecating sense of humour:
'Practising these bird songs on the violin proved to be, at one
time, strictly a pain in the neck – not only to myself, but also to
the tortured ears of my relatives and neighbours.'' – Dario Sarlo
in the June 2013 issue
To download the digital edition of the June issue, go here.
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