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1orchestra at the first concert in 1813. D. London, Nov. 28, 1815.
3SARASATE, PABLO DE, Spanish violinist and composer, b. Pamplona, Mar. 10, 1844. Studied under Alard at the Paris Conservatory, winning all the highest prizes. Toured Europe, America, South Africa and the Orient; his career as a concert artist ending only with his death. Early in his career, Sarasate played only brilliant pieces such as operatic fantasias, but as his taste matured, he also gave the finest renditions of the classics. Several great compositions, among them Lalo's "Symphonie Espagnole" and Bruch's "Scotch Fantasy," were written for and first played by him. As a performer on the violin he possessed perfect intonation, a marvelous technique and an enchanting tone. Compositions include a number of brilliant solo pieces on the order of his famous "Zigeunerweisen." D. Biarritz, Sept. 21, 1908.
5SASLAVSKY, ALEXANDER, Russian violinist, b. Kharkov, Feb. 9, 1876. Studied under Gorski and Grün. In 1893, he toured the Canadian Provinces and later appeared as soloist and concertmaster with the New York Symphony and Russian Symphony Orchestra; also organizing the Mendelssohn Trio Club and the New York Trio. In 1907 he organized the Saslavsky String Quartet, which has toured the United States and has given summer concerts in Denver. D. 1924.
7SAURET, ÉMILE, French violinist and composer, b. Dun-le-Roi, May 22, 1852. Studied under Charles Deberiot. Toured Europe and America with great success, besides acting as professor of violin at the Kullak Academy at Berlin; the Royal Academy of Music at London and the Chicago Musical College. In 1908, he became professor at Trinity College, London. As a performer on the violin he had an extremely brilliant style suggestive of Sarasate. Sauret was a great friend of Liszt, who often played with him. Compositions include two violin concertos, two rhapsodies, several smaller pieces and a violin method. D. London in 1919.
9SAUZAY, CHARLES EUGÈNE, French violinist and composer, b. Paris, July 14, 1809. Studied under Baillot at the Paris Conservatory, winning the prize for violin playing in 1825 and becoming a member of Baillot's quartet. In 1860 he succeeded Girard as professor of violin at the Conservatory, retiring in 1892. Compositions include a set of "Etudes Harmoniques" for violin. D. Paris, Jan. 24, 1901.
11SCHELLER, JACOB, Bohemian violinist, b. Schettal, May 16, 1759. Studied under the Abbé Vogler at Mannheim and later at Paris, in the Viotti School. Became concertmaster of the Duke of Wurtemberg's Orchestra at Stuttgart; after 1792 he led the life more of an itinerant fiddler, even borrowing a violin to perform on. As a performer on the violin he was famous for his playing of double stops and harmonics. D. about 1803.
13SCHIEVER, ERNST, German violinist, b. Hanover, Mar. 23, 1844. Studied under Joachim and joined the Muller quartet; later becoming teacher at the Berlin Hochschule and member of the Joachim Quartet. After organizing a highly successful quartet in Berlin, he came to Liverpool, England, in 1878, conducting the Richter Concerts and forming another quartet which has an enviable reputation in England.
15SCHMULLER, ALEXANDER, Russian violinist and musicologist, b. Mozyr, Dec. 5, 1880. Studied under Sevcik, Hrimaly and Auer. Became instructor at the Stern Conservatory, Berlin, and the Amsterdam Conservatory of virtuoso classes. In 1915, he gave a cycle of sixteen violin concertos under the baton of Willem Mengelberg with the Concertgebouw Orchestra at Amsterdam. Came to the United States in 1921, winning admiration for his interpretative originality and vigor. Schmuller is the author of numerous essays of musical interest.
17SCHORG, FRANZ, German violinist, b. Munich in 1874. Studied at the Brussels Conservatory under Ysaÿe winning first prize for violin playing. After a long concert tour with the singer, Albani, he specialized for years as a quartet player, forming an organization of his own which has achieved such success as to be considered one of Europe's best chamber music institutions.
19SCHRADIECK, HENRY, German violinist and teacher, b. Hamburg, April 29, 1846. Studied under Léonard and David. Became concertmaster of the private concerts in Bremen and teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. Was concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras, succeeding David as professor of violin at the Leipzig Conservatory. Came to the United States in 1883 as violin pro-

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