![Kontski, Apollinaire de. [Apolinary Katski] (1826–1879) Autograph Musical Quotation, Inscribed to a Tolstoy](http://www.schubertiademusic.com/cdn/shop/files/Kontski_AMQS_5528.jpg?v=1722186919)
Kontski, Apollinaire de. [Apolinary Katski] (1826–1879). Autograph Musical Quotation, Inscribed to a Tolstoy. Boldly penned AMQS on an oblong page, 26.5 x 19 cm. Five measures, inscribed "A son jeune et aimable ami Alexandre Tolstoi my dear friend / Apollinari de Kontski / St. Petersburg 21 November 1868." Mounting traces on verso, irregularly trimmed along left edge, else fine.
A very uncommon AMQS, inscribed by the celebrated violinist to a young member of the famous Tolstoy family, probably Alexandre Petrovich Tolstoi, born in 1863.
The Polish virtuoso violinist was a celebrated prodigy and, at the age of 12, "was heard by Paganini, who took him as a pupil and is said to have bequeathed to him his violin and compositions. From the late 1840s he toured widely, during the 1848 Revolution he played in Germany for the benefit of Polish refugees. In 1852 he succeeded Vieuxtemps as solo violinist of the Russian imperial chapel, and in 1859 he received authorization to found a conservatory in Warsaw, which opened in 1861 with himself as director and violin master. He held this post until his death. Apolinary Kontski made a great contribution to the development of music education in Poland....was a violinist of great technical proficiency, especially in the dexterity of his left hand; he was renowned for his 'pizzi-arco' (a combination of pizzicato and bowing), and his mastery of harmonics, and his beautiful, differentiated sound. He was also an excellent chamber music player." (Paul David, Grove Online)
A very uncommon AMQS, inscribed by the celebrated violinist to a young member of the famous Tolstoy family, probably Alexandre Petrovich Tolstoi, born in 1863.
The Polish virtuoso violinist was a celebrated prodigy and, at the age of 12, "was heard by Paganini, who took him as a pupil and is said to have bequeathed to him his violin and compositions. From the late 1840s he toured widely, during the 1848 Revolution he played in Germany for the benefit of Polish refugees. In 1852 he succeeded Vieuxtemps as solo violinist of the Russian imperial chapel, and in 1859 he received authorization to found a conservatory in Warsaw, which opened in 1861 with himself as director and violin master. He held this post until his death. Apolinary Kontski made a great contribution to the development of music education in Poland....was a violinist of great technical proficiency, especially in the dexterity of his left hand; he was renowned for his 'pizzi-arco' (a combination of pizzicato and bowing), and his mastery of harmonics, and his beautiful, differentiated sound. He was also an excellent chamber music player." (Paul David, Grove Online)
Kontski, Apollinaire de. [Apolinary Katski] (1826–1879). Autograph Musical Quotation, Inscribed to a Tolstoy. Boldly penned AMQS on an oblong page, 26.5 x 19 cm. Five measures, inscribed "A son jeune et aimable ami Alexandre Tolstoi my dear friend / Apollinari de Kontski / St. Petersburg 21 November 1868." Mounting traces on verso, irregularly trimmed along left edge, else fine.
A very uncommon AMQS, inscribed by the celebrated violinist to a young member of the famous Tolstoy family, probably Alexandre Petrovich Tolstoi, born in 1863.
The Polish virtuoso violinist was a celebrated prodigy and, at the age of 12, "was heard by Paganini, who took him as a pupil and is said to have bequeathed to him his violin and compositions. From the late 1840s he toured widely, during the 1848 Revolution he played in Germany for the benefit of Polish refugees. In 1852 he succeeded Vieuxtemps as solo violinist of the Russian imperial chapel, and in 1859 he received authorization to found a conservatory in Warsaw, which opened in 1861 with himself as director and violin master. He held this post until his death. Apolinary Kontski made a great contribution to the development of music education in Poland....was a violinist of great technical proficiency, especially in the dexterity of his left hand; he was renowned for his 'pizzi-arco' (a combination of pizzicato and bowing), and his mastery of harmonics, and his beautiful, differentiated sound. He was also an excellent chamber music player." (Paul David, Grove Online)
A very uncommon AMQS, inscribed by the celebrated violinist to a young member of the famous Tolstoy family, probably Alexandre Petrovich Tolstoi, born in 1863.
The Polish virtuoso violinist was a celebrated prodigy and, at the age of 12, "was heard by Paganini, who took him as a pupil and is said to have bequeathed to him his violin and compositions. From the late 1840s he toured widely, during the 1848 Revolution he played in Germany for the benefit of Polish refugees. In 1852 he succeeded Vieuxtemps as solo violinist of the Russian imperial chapel, and in 1859 he received authorization to found a conservatory in Warsaw, which opened in 1861 with himself as director and violin master. He held this post until his death. Apolinary Kontski made a great contribution to the development of music education in Poland....was a violinist of great technical proficiency, especially in the dexterity of his left hand; he was renowned for his 'pizzi-arco' (a combination of pizzicato and bowing), and his mastery of harmonics, and his beautiful, differentiated sound. He was also an excellent chamber music player." (Paul David, Grove Online)