D’Aranyi, Jelly. (1893-1966). Autograph Signature. Autograph signature from the great Hungarian violinist, dated London, October 27, 1935. Slightly smudged, mounted on black card and slightly irregularly trimmed; overall in very good condition. 4.5 x 2.5 inches (11.5 x 6.5 cm).
Grand-niece of Joseph Joachim, and sister of the violinist Adila Fachiri, Jelly D'Aranyi was a Hungarian violinist who made her home in London. She and Béla Bartók gave sonata recitals together in London and Paris and though his sonatas were dedicated to her sister, Jelly and Bartók presented them in London in March 1922 (No. 1) and May 1923 (No. 2). She is the dedicatee of Ravel's "Tzigane" and of the Vaughan Williams "Concerto Academico" and on the basis of messages she received at a 1933 séance, allegedly from Robert Schumann, she played a curious role in the emergence and 1937 world premiere of Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto, performing the London premiere of the work.
D’Aranyi, Jelly. (1893-1966). Autograph Signature. Autograph signature from the great Hungarian violinist, dated London, October 27, 1935. Slightly smudged, mounted on black card and slightly irregularly trimmed; overall in very good condition. 4.5 x 2.5 inches (11.5 x 6.5 cm).
Grand-niece of Joseph Joachim, and sister of the violinist Adila Fachiri, Jelly D'Aranyi was a Hungarian violinist who made her home in London. She and Béla Bartók gave sonata recitals together in London and Paris and though his sonatas were dedicated to her sister, Jelly and Bartók presented them in London in March 1922 (No. 1) and May 1923 (No. 2). She is the dedicatee of Ravel's "Tzigane" and of the Vaughan Williams "Concerto Academico" and on the basis of messages she received at a 1933 séance, allegedly from Robert Schumann, she played a curious role in the emergence and 1937 world premiere of Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto, performing the London premiere of the work.