Re: [slightly OT] book on Salonikios, Greek violinist

[Joshua Horowitz <horowitz...>]

Yes Sandra,

The book, Salonikios "The best violin in the Balkans" is published by The
Museum Tusculanum Press, University of Copenhagen 1993. Its a very nice
book, and even contains some of Dmitrios Semsis' (nicknamed Salonikios)
notations of some of the recording session tunes (his musician friends often
asked him to write out tunes for them). He later became a producer for
Columbia and Roza Eshkenazi was in love with him. His violin playing is of
the divine type. The discography at the end of the book is an excellent
resource...Josh Horowitz

>From: "Sandra Layman" <sandralayman (at) earthlink(dot)net>
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: [slightly OT] book on Salonikios, Greek violinist
>Date: Sun, Jan 6, 2002, 1:51 PM
>

> Hi,
>
> This veers toward the off-topic, except that Salonikios (Semsis) DID play
> with Roza Eskenazi. :-)
>
> My question: has anyone on the list ever seen this book? Apparently it is
> available in Europe but needs to be special-ordered to the U.S. Any info or
> feedback would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
> Listed at:
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/
>
> Salonikios - "the Best Violin in the Balkans"
> Lisbet Torp
> Our Price: £30.00
>
> Paperback - 229 pages (June 1993)
> Museum Tusculanum Press; ISBN: 8772892242
>
> Synopsis
> Dimitrios Semsis, alias Salonikios, was an outstanding musician and one of
> the key persons in the recording business in Greece from the mid-1920s to
> his death in 1950. This biography is combined with a recording catalogue
> based on his handwritten dating and other comments, providing insights and
> complementary information to the Rebetika discography, and redressing some
> of the general problems concerning the chronology of Cafe Aman and mainland
> Rebitika [sic!] music of the period.
>
> ======
> or the U.S. site:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/
>
> Salonikios Violin Balkns
> by Lisbet Torp
>
> List Price: $46.00
> Our Price: $46.00
>
> Availability: This title usually ships within 6 to 7 weeks. Please note that
> special order titles occasionally go out of print, or publishers run out of
> stock. These hard-to-find titles are not discounted and are subject to an
> additional charge of $1.99 per book due to the extra cost of ordering them.
> We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title.
>
> Paperback (January 1993)
> Museum Tusculanum; ISBN: 8772892242
> ________________
>
>
> Thanks!
> Sandra
>
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