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Isolde Menges (1893–1976)

James Penniston Barraclough (1891–1942)

Royal College of Music

Isolde Menges (1893–1976)

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Isolde Menges (1893–1976) studied with Emile Sauret and Leopold Auer, and became one of the foremost violinists of the early twentieth century. She worked with the leading conductors and orchestras of her day and toured internationally giving recitals and concerto performances. Menges made the first complete recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto in 1923. She was a professor at the College from 1931–1969.

Royal College of Music

London

Title

Isolde Menges (1893–1976)

Date

1929

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 110.5 x W 81.7 cm

Accession number

PPHC000017

Acquisition method

gift from David Tod Boyd, 1992

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

J. P. Barraclough 1929

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James Penniston Barraclough

1891–1942

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