ALFRED INDIG (BRAȘOV, ROMANIA, 18 SEPTEMBER, 1892 – ?)
Alfred Indig was a student of Jenő Hubay at the Budapest Academy of Music and, from 1917 to 1921, served as the second violinist in the Budapest String Quartet. In 1920, he performed as a soloist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and in 1922, he married Betty Polak in Amsterdam.
In 1931, Alfred became the concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic. However, he fled Germany in 1933 and was known to be in Paris by 1934. While in Paris, he formed his own string quartet, the “Quatuor Indig” or “Indig Quartet,” which was active from 1934 until around 1938, frequently appearing on radio and performing in concerts.
In the late 1940s, Alfred joined the Lener Quartet.
In the autumn of 1946, he invited Ferenc Ákos, István Deák (violist), and János Starker—who had recently emigrated and were staying in Paris—to Cannes with the promise of string quartet concerts in Germany. The attempt was unsuccessful.
After World War II, from February 1948 for a brief period—until Jenő Léner’s death—he served as the second violinist in Léner’s “new” quartet during their interrupted South American tour.
By the 1950s, from 1951 to at least 1956, he was once again performing with his own string quartet.
TRACKLIST
Aida (Verdi) Fantaisie Columbia D 17138 FX 5
Bohème (Puccini) Fantasy Columbia D 17130
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Fantasy Columbia D 17130
Jota Navarra Op. 22 No. 2 (Sarasate)
Les Millions d’Arlequin (Drigo) Sérénade
Paljas (Leoncavallo) Fantaisie Columbia D 17138 FX 2
Traviata (Verdi) Fantasy Columbia D 17129 75670
Trovatore (Verdi) Fantasy Columbia D 17129
Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 (Chopin)
Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate) Columbia D 17117
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