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A Fiddler's Tale How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me Louis Kaufman with Annette Kaufman Foreword by Jim Svejda Reviews "A Fiddler's Tale stands as a testament to a life filled with music and art, good friends, travel, and hard work. It is a richly detailed tapestry, accompanied by a music CD containing Kaufman's recording of Vivaldi's Concerto No. 2, Op. 9 and other pieces mentioned in the book. Together they make quite a package, and all this reader can say is, some fiddler, some tale!"—James Keough, Strings, October 2003 "Louis Kaufman was a fine musician, whose warm, sweet tone was instantly recognizable, and who always had a great respect for the composers whose works he played. He and his wife Annette were responsible for discovering forgotten manuscripts of Vivaldi, with whose work he was closely associated, but he also supported the work of many modern composers. A dear friend for fifty years, I remember his modesty and integrity, his generosity towards other players, his sense of fun and his wonderful fund of anecdotes about the famous musicians whom he had met in the course of his career."”—Sheila Hodges, author of Lorenzo Da Ponte: The Life and Times of Mozart's Librettist Authors' bio Louis Kaufman (1905–1994) was probably the most-recorded violinist in history, with recordings of more than one hundred major concert works and hundreds of film soundtracks to his credit. Annette Kaufman (1914–2016), a pianist, shared Louis's passion for music, art, and theater as they traveled the globe on performance tours. She carried forward their joint vision in the completion of this book and in her support for the arts. Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.) Back to the regular web page for A Fiddler's Tale

This cover image can be downloaded and used in any web-based publicity for this book. For a 300 dpi version, click here, Louis Kaufman This author photo can be downloaded and used in any web-based publicity for this book. For a 300 dpi version, click here. Illustrations from the book. These photos can be downloaded and used in any web-based publicity for this book. For a 300 dpi version, click on the image, or its caption. Note that these are larger images, and take a while to load. Photograph: Louis and Annette Kaufman Photograph: Milton Avery, Louis Kaufman, and Annette Kaufman   Other images, in 300 dpi format only, are available at Kaufman sample illustrations

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