Joseph Joachim Professions : Violinist Born : June 28, 1831 Died : August 15, 1907 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Joseph Joachim The Germans have four violin concertos. The greatest, most uncompromising is Beethoven’s. The one by Brahms vies with it in seriousness. The richest, the most seductive, was written by Max Bruch. But the most inward, the heart’s jewel, is Mendelssohn’s. Joseph Joachim seductive jewels heart Similar Authors Bronislaw Huberman violinist Anne Akiko Meyers violinist Andre Rieu violinist Aleksey Igudesman violinist Itzhak Perlman violinist Isaac Stern violinist All Authors