Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata Zimbalist-Bauer

I could not resist posting thia video before I moved on (albeit reluctently) to another pianist. Filmed in 1926,the then revolutionary invention of moving pictures with sound was in its infancy. Among the many artists that were invited to record their performances using this new medium were Harold Bauer and the eminent violinist Efrem Zimbalist. Bauer mentions this particular performance in his memoirs published in 1948. However, he also filmed a performance accompanying the tenor Giovanni Martinelli (which