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* Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist. By Anthony Feinstein. Amadeus Press, 512 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444; 800-637-2852; www.amadeuspress.com. 2005. 350 pp. Black-and-white photographs, notes, index. Hardcover, $29.95.
In Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist, Anthony Feinstein presents a compelling and thorough account of the remarkably successful and tragically brief life of one of America's greatest violinists. This first authorized biography demonstrates Feinstein's meticulous research compiling photographs, census and school records, newspaper articles, and extensive interviews to offer a well-rounded account of the amazing Michael Rabin.
Feinstein proceeds chronologically, starting before Michael Robins birth in 1936 to parents who were Jewish immigrants. His father, George, was a talented violinist with a career that included many years in the New York...