Frederick Grinke (1911-1987), violin
Arnold Goldsbrough (1892-1964), piano
Rec. ’40s
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1. Adagio -- 2. Allegro moderato -- 3. Adagio con espressione -- 4. Vivace
Frederick Grinke. Violinist, teacher, b Winnipeg 8 Aug 1911, d Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng, 16 Mar 1987; FRAM 1945. After studies with John Waterhouse and others in Winnipeg, Grinke won a Dominion of Canada scholarship to the RAM in 1927. He studied there with Rowsby Woof and later in Switzerland with Adolf Busch and in Belgium and London with Carl Flesch. He was a member ca 1930-6 of the Kutcher String Quartet and served 1937-47 as concertmaster of the Boyd Neel Orchestra. In a long and distinguished career as a soloist Grinke performed in Europe, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand, at the London Promenade Concerts, and at the festivals in Edinburgh, Salzburg, and elsewhere.