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Ossy Renardy

January 01, 1970

Ossy Renardy (26 April 1920 – 3 December 1953) was an Austrian classical violinist, who made a major impression in Europe before migrating to the United States at age 17. There he made the first complete recording of any version of the 24 Paganini Caprices. He became an American citizen and served in the US Army in World War II, giving almost 500 concerts for the troops. He returned to the concert stage after the war, but only five years into his adult career he was killed in a car crash in New Mexico, at the age of 33. He left a number of recordings.

Biography edit

Oskar Reiss was born in Vienna in 1920, to non-musical parents who worked as waiters.[1] He was first seen in public at age 11, and then joined a touring variety troupe for a season in Merano, Italy,[1][2] beginning on 27 October 1933.[3] On the basis that a name less Germanic-sounding than Oskar Reiss, and one more Italianate-sounding, would be highly desirable, his manager suggested 'Ossi Renardi'.[1][2][4] His performance of Schubert's A major Sonata and Paganini's D major concerto[3] at the Merano Casino led to an extended tour of Italy. He returned to Vienna for more preparation, keeping his new name but modifying the spelling to Ossy Renardy.[1] There he played at the Konzerthaus in May 1934, then returned to Italy, where in Milan he played under the baton of Victor de Sabata,[5] who invited him to play with the Vienna Philharmonic.[3] Then came his first tour of the Baltic countries, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, France and once again Italy.[3]

Renardy went to the United Kingdom in 1937, in order to escape Nazi oppression.[6] He visited the United States the same year. This came about after the wife of an American concert promoter heard Renardy on Italian radio.[3] His New York debut was at The Town Hall on 8 January 1938,[3] after first touring the mid-west states.[2] His regular accompanist from this time onwards was Walter Robert (born Robert Walter Spitz, 1908, Trieste, d. 1999 Bloomington IN; Robert later had a long artistic association with Josef Gingold).[7]

At his Carnegie Hall debut on 10 October 1939,[3] Ossy Renardy made an extraordinary impression when he played the Lalo Symphonie espagnole, the Concerto in E minor by Nardini, and the Sonatina in G by Dvořák in the first half, and after interval played all 24 solo Caprices by Paganini.[1][4] He was aged 19 at the time. The following year (1940) he made the world premiere recording of the complete Caprices (albeit in an arrangement for violin and piano by Ferdinand David, the piano part played by Walter Robert; the first recording of the Caprices in their original solo violin form was not till 1947, by Ruggiero Ricci).[7] This was the first of Renardy's many recordings; his last recording, made shortly before his death in 1953, was a second reading of the 24 Caprices, again in the arrangement by Ferdinand David.[3] The Guarnerius violin he played was said to have been once owned by Paganini himself,[2] but other sources suggest it was a later copy by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.[3] (Renardy's Guarnerius is now owned by an anonymous Australian and is permanently loaned to Richard Tognetti, conductor and principal violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.[7])

Renardy was already playing for the USO in 1941, and the following year he enlisted in the United States Army, becoming an American citizen in 1943.[1][2][4] Throughout the war he appeared in 490 USO concerts for the entertainment of American troops.[1][3]

After the war he studied in New York with the famous pedagogues Theodore and Alice Pashkus in order to prepare himself for appearing anew on the stage.[8] In 1947[7] he returned to the concert stage, and appeared with many of the major orchestras of North America, Europe and Israel.[3][4] In 1949 he married his sweetheart Suzette Guttwirth, whom he had met in Vienna in 1936.[3]

Ossy Renardy was killed in a road accident on 3 December 1953, aged only 33. His accompanist George Robert (b. 1919 Vienna, d. 2006 Albuquerque NM; no relation to his regular accompanist Walter Robert)[7] was driving him from their last concert at Las Cruces, New Mexico, en route to their next engagement in Monte Vista, Colorado.[7] At Tres Piedras near Santa Fe, their car skidded on an ice slick and, while out of control, was hit by another car coming in the opposite direction. George Robert and the other motorists were not seriously injured, and Renardy's Guarnerius was not damaged.[9]

This was regarded as a great loss to the musical world at the time. Gramophone's obituary of March 1954 said: "At thirty-three he seemed destined to don the mantle of his compatriot Kreisler, whose style of playing was not dissimilar".[6]

Recordings edit

Concerto edit

Ossy Renardy's sole concerto recording with orchestra[10] was the Brahms Concerto in D major, with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam under Charles Munch, made on 27 June 1948. At the time of release, this recording was considered worthy of comparison to those of Heifetz, Szigeti,[5] Neveu and Menuhin.[3] Irving Kolodin reviewed the set in "The New Guide To Recorded Music" (Doubleday (publisher), New York, 1950), saying "There is no single merit in the Renardy to give it precedence over the Szigeti or Heifetz or Neveu, save a richer serving of the colors in the score than previously provided by any source. However, Renardy's is a very live, youthful, and ingratiating performance, which has its own authentic alertness, consistently controlled. The Munch background is extremely good."[4]

Charles Munch was one of Ossy Renardy's greatest admirers, saying of him, "There is only one word to describe him: perfection. He has everything - style, technique and tone, combined in the most splendid manner".[3]

Other recordings edit

Walter Robert was Renardy's principal accompanist both in recordings and in concert. Other accompanists he used in recordings included Eugene List and Ernest Lush.

His other recordings include:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g . Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e Maestronet
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The Classical Music Guide Forums
  4. ^ a b c d e sound.fountain.org
  5. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  6. ^ a b The Gramophone, March 1954
  7. ^ a b c d e f Music Web International
  8. ^ Renardy is said to have been entirely self-taught prior to meeting Pashkus. Cfr. The Remington Site http://www.soundfountain.org/rem/remrenardy.html
  9. ^ Violinist.com
  10. ^ He also recorded a violin and piano version of the Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major by Camille Saint-Saëns.

External links edit

  • Ossy Renardy's Profile at The Remington Site

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Ossy Renardy 26 April 1920 3 December 1953 was an Austrian classical violinist who made a major impression in Europe before migrating to the United States at age 17 There he made the first complete recording of any version of the 24 Paganini Caprices He became an American citizen and served in the US Army in World War II giving almost 500 concerts for the troops He returned to the concert stage after the war but only five years into his adult career he was killed in a car crash in New Mexico at the age of 33 He left a number of recordings Contents 1 Biography 2 Recordings 2 1 Concerto 2 2 Other recordings 3 References 4 External linksBiography editOskar Reiss was born in Vienna in 1920 to non musical parents who worked as waiters 1 He was first seen in public at age 11 and then joined a touring variety troupe for a season in Merano Italy 1 2 beginning on 27 October 1933 3 On the basis that a name less Germanic sounding than Oskar Reiss and one more Italianate sounding would be highly desirable his manager suggested Ossi Renardi 1 2 4 His performance of Schubert s A major Sonata and Paganini s D major concerto 3 at the Merano Casino led to an extended tour of Italy He returned to Vienna for more preparation keeping his new name but modifying the spelling to Ossy Renardy 1 There he played at the Konzerthaus in May 1934 then returned to Italy where in Milan he played under the baton of Victor de Sabata 5 who invited him to play with the Vienna Philharmonic 3 Then came his first tour of the Baltic countries Norway Denmark Sweden the Netherlands Austria France and once again Italy 3 Renardy went to the United Kingdom in 1937 in order to escape Nazi oppression 6 He visited the United States the same year This came about after the wife of an American concert promoter heard Renardy on Italian radio 3 His New York debut was at The Town Hall on 8 January 1938 3 after first touring the mid west states 2 His regular accompanist from this time onwards was Walter Robert born Robert Walter Spitz 1908 Trieste d 1999 Bloomington IN Robert later had a long artistic association with Josef Gingold 7 At his Carnegie Hall debut on 10 October 1939 3 Ossy Renardy made an extraordinary impression when he played the Lalo Symphonie espagnole the Concerto in E minor by Nardini and the Sonatina in G by Dvorak in the first half and after interval played all 24 solo Caprices by Paganini 1 4 He was aged 19 at the time The following year 1940 he made the world premiere recording of the complete Caprices albeit in an arrangement for violin and piano by Ferdinand David the piano part played by Walter Robert the first recording of the Caprices in their original solo violin form was not till 1947 by Ruggiero Ricci 7 This was the first of Renardy s many recordings his last recording made shortly before his death in 1953 was a second reading of the 24 Caprices again in the arrangement by Ferdinand David 3 The Guarnerius violin he played was said to have been once owned by Paganini himself 2 but other sources suggest it was a later copy by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume 3 Renardy s Guarnerius is now owned by an anonymous Australian and is permanently loaned to Richard Tognetti conductor and principal violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra 7 Renardy was already playing for the USO in 1941 and the following year he enlisted in the United States Army becoming an American citizen in 1943 1 2 4 Throughout the war he appeared in 490 USO concerts for the entertainment of American troops 1 3 After the war he studied in New York with the famous pedagogues Theodore and Alice Pashkus in order to prepare himself for appearing anew on the stage 8 In 1947 7 he returned to the concert stage and appeared with many of the major orchestras of North America Europe and Israel 3 4 In 1949 he married his sweetheart Suzette Guttwirth whom he had met in Vienna in 1936 3 Ossy Renardy was killed in a road accident on 3 December 1953 aged only 33 His accompanist George Robert b 1919 Vienna d 2006 Albuquerque NM no relation to his regular accompanist Walter Robert 7 was driving him from their last concert at Las Cruces New Mexico en route to their next engagement in Monte Vista Colorado 7 At Tres Piedras near Santa Fe their car skidded on an ice slick and while out of control was hit by another car coming in the opposite direction George Robert and the other motorists were not seriously injured and Renardy s Guarnerius was not damaged 9 This was regarded as a great loss to the musical world at the time Gramophone s obituary of March 1954 said At thirty three he seemed destined to don the mantle of his compatriot Kreisler whose style of playing was not dissimilar 6 Recordings editConcerto edit Ossy Renardy s sole concerto recording with orchestra 10 was the Brahms Concerto in D major with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam under Charles Munch made on 27 June 1948 At the time of release this recording was considered worthy of comparison to those of Heifetz Szigeti 5 Neveu and Menuhin 3 Irving Kolodin reviewed the set in The New Guide To Recorded Music Doubleday publisher New York 1950 saying There is no single merit in the Renardy to give it precedence over the Szigeti or Heifetz or Neveu save a richer serving of the colors in the score than previously provided by any source However Renardy s is a very live youthful and ingratiating performance which has its own authentic alertness consistently controlled The Munch background is extremely good 4 Charles Munch was one of Ossy Renardy s greatest admirers saying of him There is only one word to describe him perfection He has everything style technique and tone combined in the most splendid manner 3 Other recordings edit Walter Robert was Renardy s principal accompanist both in recordings and in concert Other accompanists he used in recordings included Eugene List and Ernest Lush His other recordings include J S Bach Sonata for solo violin No 1 in G minor BWV 1001 Sonata for solo violin No 3 in C major BWV 1005 Johannes Brahms F A E Sonata Allegro in C minor Walter Robert piano Burmester Viennese Serenade Walter Robert piano Arcangelo Corelli Sonata No 8 in E minor Leo Taubman piano Antonin Dvorak Ballade in D minor Op 15 1 B 139 Walter Robert piano Sonatina in G major Op 100 B 183 Walter Robert piano Slavonic Dance in G minor Op 46 8 Walter Robert piano Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst Hungarian Airs Op 22 Walter Robert piano Cesar Franck Violin Sonata in A Eugene List piano George Frideric Handel arr Carl Flesch Prayer Walter Robert piano Fritz Kreisler Liebesfreud Liebesleid Ernest Lush piano Caprice viennois Tambourin chinois Ernest Lush piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio in E K 261 Walter Robert piano Niccolo Paganini 24 Caprices for solo violin arr violin and piano by Ferdinand David Walter Robert piano 24 Caprices for solo violin arr David Eugene Helmer piano Caprice No 17 in E flat major arr Fuchs Caprice No 24 in A minor arr Carl Flesch Ernest Lush piano Sonata No 12 in E minor Walter Robert piano Le streghe Theme and Variations Op 8 Ernest Lush piano Piatti Sonata No 1 in E minor Walter Robert piano Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata Eugene List piano Camille Saint Saens Violin Concerto No 1 in A major arr violin and piano Walter Robert piano Pablo de Sarasate Zorzico Adios montanos mias Op 37 Walter Robert piano Danzas Espanolas No 6 Walter Robert piano Romanza Andaluza and Jota Navarra Op 22 Walter Robert piano Zapateado Op 23 No 2 Walter Robert piano Franz Schubert Sonatina No 1 in D major Op posth 137 1 D 384 Walter Robert piano Sonatina No 3 in G minor Op posth 137 3 D 408 3rd 4th movements Walter Robert piano Schubert arr August Wilhelmj Ave Maria D 839 Ernest Lush piano Franz von Vecsey Caprice No 2 in F sharp major Cascade Walter Robert piano Henryk Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantelle in G minor Op 16 Ernest Lush piano Aleksander Zarzycki Mazurka in G Op 26 Walter Robert piano References edit a b c d e f g Arkiv Music Archived from the original on 2017 06 28 Retrieved 2012 05 27 a b c d e Maestronet a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The Classical Music Guide Forums a b c d e sound fountain org a b Classical CD Review Archived from the original on 2017 03 22 Retrieved 2012 05 27 a b The Gramophone March 1954 a b c d e f Music Web International Renardy is said to have been entirely self taught prior to meeting Pashkus Cfr The Remington Site http www soundfountain org rem remrenardy html Violinist com He also recorded a violin and piano version of the Violin Concerto No 1 in A major by Camille Saint Saens External links editOssy Renardy s Profile at The Remington Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ossy Renardy amp oldid 1220508240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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