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Precious 1926 footage of the Russian violinist Efrem Zimbalist performing the last movement of Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata with the pianist Harold Bauer. 

Read about the legendary violin players in our Violin Heroes bookazine.

Listen to how other great violinists tackled Beethoven's great masterwork: 

Joshua Bell

Dylana Jenson

Gidon Kremer

Nathan Milstein

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Pinchas Zukerman

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