I was recently asked to recommend a fill-in soloist when someone backed out of performing Vivaldi's Winter with a local symphony (not the one I play with, the one in the next town over). After naming a couple people I thought knew the part and had performed it before, I also mentioned that I could probably learn it myself.
And now I'm soloing next month! On violin! (Anyone want to visit Ocala, FL on November 17?)
Luckily it's an easy little instrument, I'm used to something much more difficult...
In preparation, I've started listening to it a bunch. Tell me your favorite rec