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This whole board centers around music and strings, but so far I haven't come across a thread where we can share what we've been listening to lately. So I figured, why not start a thread that can hopefully be an ongoing place to hang out and talk about the music itself? Please feel free to share what you've been digging on lately, and try to include a few words about each piece that sums up your thoughts on it. If you happen to know a bit about the instrument being played as well, even better! I'll start off with a whopper, Beethoven's violin concerto performed by Hilary Hahn and the Detroit Symphony. I know it's subjective, but I'm in love with the way she can make her Vuillaume sing with such perfect lyricism. The Beethoven is at once elevated, stately and noble, but deeply human. This is what I listen to when I want to remember how good it is to be alive. Her cadenza with its double stops showcasing melody and harmony at the same time is breathtaking. Yes, the audience claps after the first movement, but damn, I get it! And the very end of the piece makes me feel like I could take on the whole world. Bonus - includes an encore with Bach. As a cellist, I'm going to gravitate to the instrument at times. Lately I've become a fan of the Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta. This piece by Prokofiev does the full range of the instrument justice. Like the funny top comment puts it, "That epic gamer moment when you write something for cello and actually let them use the c string". Gabetta currently plays a 1730 Matteo Goffriller, but if I'm not mistaken, she was playing a Strad for this recording. She and her cello are in perfect sync here, balancing elegance with raw athleticism and power. It's got everything I love about Prokofiev, fiery and cerebral all at once. Out of what I'm sharing here, this one surprised me the most. Considering the limitations of the viola compared to the organ when it comes to polyphonic counterpoint, I was amazed to see how well this transcription retains much of the intent and feeling of the original here. There are several times when it sounds like there's more than one of him playing. Lech Antonio Uszynski at one time played the Gibson Strad, but now performs on a rare viola made in 1690 by Hendrick Willems. It's a stunning performance that's absolutely worth your time. -
The owner got these two violins from his music professor through different channels. He was surprised to find that the labels on the two violins were the same. Please comment on these two violins, thank you!
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Wishing everyone a healthy, prosperous, and very, very, Happy New Year!
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New recording of music for quartet of flute and strings, "Sailing!" https://soundcloud.com/williamcopper As in earlier posts, the individual parts are given specific intonation instructions, though in this simple piece it probably isn't even necessary. William Copper
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Hello!! Happy Christmas and happy new year!! For a nice day and good feelings here the video by Edoardo Catemario named "Fronna" Video: Bye bye and happiness for you all! QuattroQuarti -
Hi everybody!! I would like to share with you this book: Fundamentals of Interpretation By Edoardo Catemario I think it's a great new entry in my personal list of the "books of my music library". It's a little manual that contains all those information that every expert musician knows. It's written by Edoardo Catemario who said: "It took me over 15 years to make it as concise as possible and is now only 36 pages. Everything you need in order to understand the very basic knowledges of interpretation is here". The book is in pdf format and is free to download: http://www.catemario.com/blog/?page_id=683 I hope to have been helpful to anyone who wants to play better following the "Art" of a great musician. SetteNoteInsieme
