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Erica Morini

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The complete recordings of the violinist who was a child prodigy in the U.S. Erika Morini (1904-1995) was born in Vienna and became famous as a child prodigy after her debut in 1916, and was a violinist active in the United States. Conductor Arthur Nikisch spoke highly of Morini: "Not just a child prodigy, but a remarkable one." All of Molini's recordings for Decca, Westminster, and Deutsche Grammophon are being released together for the first time. With conductors Artur Rosinski, Ferenc Flitchai, Nicholas Harsanyi, and Frederick Wartmann, violinist Felix Galimir, violist Walter Trampler, violist László Varga, cellist Leon Pomás, and pianist Performing with Rudolf Filksny, 13 CD OX set. Limited edition. When music critic Harold C. Schoenberg of The New York Times wrote that she was "perhaps the greatest female violinist of all time," Morini said, "A violinist is a violinist. I should be judged as such. Not as a woman musician. "The 44-page booklet features rare photographs and an interesting essay on the life of Erica Morini by Tully Potter. Universal Music/IMS