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Shigeo Watanabe, violin prodigy (1941-1999)
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Oscar
Jan 22, 2014, 8:52:53 AM1/22/14
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Anyone know anything about this violinist? Very tragic story. Here's what I found on Google, through second-hand postings on message boards.
"In 1948, Shigeo Watanabe made his Japanese debut when he was only seven years old. Five years later, he gave his first public performance, playing the Khachaturian Violin Concerto. Jascha Heifetz, visiting Japan in 1954, heard Shigeo Watanabe’s playing and was very impressed. Heifetz arranged for Shigeo to join the Julliard School of Music, in the U.S.A., under Ivan Galamian’s guidance.
"Shigeo came to Juilliard by himself at age 14, without speaking a word of English. The combination of the language barrier and the ostricization he received as a young foreign prodigy led to his desire to leave Juilliard and return to Japan.
"Apparently Shigeo was unable to relinquish his 'Auer' approach and the result was a serious conflcit with Galamian's approach. Thus, the hapless youth returned to Japan and never played the violin again."
• Shigeo Watanabe: Prodigy
http://tinyurl.com/kp94d32
Toshiba-EMI TOCE-9154~55 2CD ℗ 1996.
Mono recordings.
Remastered at EMI Studio Terra, April 24, and May 7 & 13, 1996.
Remastered in 20-bit, 88.2 kHz.
Booklet note and all text in Japanese only. Discography, recording locations and dates, testimonials, track-by-track breakdown, rare photos, news clippings, and other information included.
CD 1
1. Manén (Juan, 1883-1971): Danza Iberica, Op.25 [number not listed]
2. Paganini: Le Streghe, Op.8
3. Sarasate: Habañera, Op.21/2
4. Schubert: Ave Maria, Op.52/6
5. Kreisler: Tambourin chinois, Op.3
6. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
7. Tartini/Kreisler: Variation on a Theme by Corelli
8. Hubay: Lüftchen, Op.30/5
9. [Announcement]
10. Wieniawski: Études-caprices, Op.18 [number not listed]
11. Mensdelssohn: May Breezes, Op.62/1
12. Kreisler: Caprice viennois, Op.2
13. Chopin/Milstein: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op.posth.
14. Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op.16
15. Saint-Saëns: Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Sonoko Tanaka, pf (1-8)
Unknown, pf (10-14)
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra / Masashi Ueda (15)
Recorded 1954 (1-8, 15) and 1957 (9-14).
CD 2
1.-3. Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra / Masashi Ueda
Recorded December 16, 1954.
4.-5. Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.82
Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / Manfred Gurlitt
Recorded by the NHK on June 3, 1954.
6.-8. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra / Masashi Ueda
Recorded January 26, 1955.
"In 1948, Shigeo Watanabe made his Japanese debut when he was only seven years old. Five years later, he gave his first public performance, playing the Khachaturian Violin Concerto. Jascha Heifetz, visiting Japan in 1954, heard Shigeo Watanabe’s playing and was very impressed. Heifetz arranged for Shigeo to join the Julliard School of Music, in the U.S.A., under Ivan Galamian’s guidance.
"Shigeo came to Juilliard by himself at age 14, without speaking a word of English. The combination of the language barrier and the ostricization he received as a young foreign prodigy led to his desire to leave Juilliard and return to Japan.
"Apparently Shigeo was unable to relinquish his 'Auer' approach and the result was a serious conflcit with Galamian's approach. Thus, the hapless youth returned to Japan and never played the violin again."
• Shigeo Watanabe: Prodigy
http://tinyurl.com/kp94d32
Toshiba-EMI TOCE-9154~55 2CD ℗ 1996.
Mono recordings.
Remastered at EMI Studio Terra, April 24, and May 7 & 13, 1996.
Remastered in 20-bit, 88.2 kHz.
Booklet note and all text in Japanese only. Discography, recording locations and dates, testimonials, track-by-track breakdown, rare photos, news clippings, and other information included.
CD 1
1. Manén (Juan, 1883-1971): Danza Iberica, Op.25 [number not listed]
2. Paganini: Le Streghe, Op.8
3. Sarasate: Habañera, Op.21/2
4. Schubert: Ave Maria, Op.52/6
5. Kreisler: Tambourin chinois, Op.3
6. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
7. Tartini/Kreisler: Variation on a Theme by Corelli
8. Hubay: Lüftchen, Op.30/5
9. [Announcement]
10. Wieniawski: Études-caprices, Op.18 [number not listed]
11. Mensdelssohn: May Breezes, Op.62/1
12. Kreisler: Caprice viennois, Op.2
13. Chopin/Milstein: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op.posth.
14. Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op.16
15. Saint-Saëns: Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Sonoko Tanaka, pf (1-8)
Unknown, pf (10-14)
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra / Masashi Ueda (15)
Recorded 1954 (1-8, 15) and 1957 (9-14).
CD 2
1.-3. Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra / Masashi Ueda
Recorded December 16, 1954.
4.-5. Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.82
Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / Manfred Gurlitt
Recorded by the NHK on June 3, 1954.
6.-8. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra / Masashi Ueda
Recorded January 26, 1955.
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