Isidor Achron [SEP] cause of death
published in 1937 by Chappell & Co., Ltd. In 1941 he composed two compositions for violin: Sonet #2, introduced by Jascha Heifetz and "Valse Dramatique" performed by Mischa Elman.
Death.
Isidor Achron died on May 12, 1948 in his home from complications of a heart attack that he had suffered two weeks prior. He was 55 years old.
Selected compositions.
- Balerina-valse
- Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 1, op. 2, (1937)
are among the techniques used in his later works. His final work was the Concerto for solo piano, Op. 74. He died in Hollywood in 1943 and is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. A year after his death the Joseph Achron Memorial Committee was formed which included twenty well known composers, instrumentalists, conductors and critics.
He was the older brother of the concert pianist and composer Isidor Achron, who became Jascha Heifetz's accompanist for more than ten years.
Selected works.
Selected works Orchestral.
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