Hyman Bress - The Violin: Vol. 5 Format:CD The occasion was the opening

The occasion was the opening concert of the Salzburg Festival

But things get gradually more mellow and then eerie towards the end of side one

making many end-of-year lists - including the likes of Rolling Stone

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Hyman Bress - The Violin: Vol. 5 Format:CD The occasion was the openingMasterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1963, this is the fifth and final album in a series "primer" on the violin. Detailed liner notes include a history of the violin's evolution, dating as far back to the Egyptian lyre, and information on each song, as well as a list of composers who wrote important works for the violin. Liner notes also include an essay by Bress, "The Role of Electronic Music in Relationship to the