Alma Moodie

Alma Moodie, c. 1923

Alma Mary Templeton Moodie (12 September 1898[1] – 7 March 1943) was an Australian violinist who established an excellent reputation in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.[2][3] She was regarded as being among the foremost female violinists during the inter-war years, along with such players as Erica Morini, Jelly d'Arányi and Kathleen Parlow;[4] and she premiered violin concertos by Kurt Atterberg, Hans Pfitzner and Ernst Krenek. She and Max Rostal were considered the best pre-war proponents of the Carl Flesch tradition.[5] She became a teacher at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. However, Alma Moodie made no recordings,[6][7] and she appears in very few reference sources. Despite her former renown, her name became virtually unknown for many years. She appeared in earlier editions of Grove's and Baker's Dictionaries, but does not appear in the more recent editions.[2]

  1. ^ Wien, Altenberg Trio. "Altenberg Trio Wien – Ensemble-Datenbank". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Carl F. Flesch Home Page". Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ Joseph Szigeti in "Szigeti on the Violin" refers to her as "The fine Australian violinist, Alma Moodie, little known outside Germany ..."
  4. ^ Sánchez-Penzo, José. "Carl Flesch by José Sánchez-Penzo". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Kottmann Prize". Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. ^ Dreyfus, F. K. (2003). Alma Moodie and the landscape of giftedness. Australasian Music Research, 7, 1–14
  7. ^ Web(UK), Music on the. "Ciampi and Astruc recital [JW]: Classical CD Reviews- Apr 2003 MusicWeb(UK)". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.