Alexander Moguilewsky -- A Forgotten Great Violinist

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
From 12 Violin Sonatas, Op.5
Sonata No.12 in D minor 'La Folia'
(Rachmaninoff later also used this famous theme for his variations)
Arranged by A. Moguilewsky
A. Moguilewsky, accompanied by his wife Nadine Leuchtenberg
Recorded in 1939

Alexander Moguilewsky (also spelled Mogilevsky) was born in Russia in 1885 and became a pupil at the Moscow Conservatory. There he studied under Johann Hramily, a Czech.
In 1908 Moguilewsky became a founder-member of the Moscow Society for the Propagation of Chamber Music.
He was also a good friend of Scriabin, and his brother was the grandfather of the pianist Evgeny Mogilevsky.
In 1912 he formed his own string quartet. He later joined the Stradivarius Quartet which he left in 1921 when he emigrated to Japan where he continued his career until his death in 1953.
All his (scarce) recordings were made in Japan, this may be the reason that he is now largely forgotten in the West.

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