[Illustration: EUGÈNE YSAYE, with hand-written note]




VIOLIN MASTERY


_TALKS WITH MASTER VIOLINISTS AND TEACHERS_


COMPRISING INTERVIEWS WITH YSAYE, KREISLER,
ELMAN, AUER, THIBAUD, HEIFETZ, HARTMANN,
MAUD POWELL AND OTHERS


BY

FREDERICK H. MARTENS

WITH SIXTEEN PORTRAITS




NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
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