Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata played in a viola I made

[MANFIO]

Yaroslav Wenger recorded some works for the Kiev Radio, with his bride Barbara Turta.

He plays the viola I made to him.

Here Schubert's Arpeggione sonata (Allegro moderato, Adagio, Allegretto):

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213036/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213037/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213038/

[actonern]

What a beautifully centred sound... nice and dusky with an edge, and even too!

If you're as good a lawyer as a luthier I'll give you a call if I'm ever in trouble...

Best regards,

E

[MANFIO]

Ha! Thanks! Good ears actonern! Of course the player helps (Russian school). Yaroslav studied with Michael Kugel in the Gent Royal Conservatory, Belgium.

This is the viola, I posted the photos here:

http://www.maestronet.com/forum/index.php?...t=0&start=0

[Michael_Molnar]

What an honor, MANFIO!

Stay Tuned.

Mike

[Mauricio]

Hi Manfio, you sure help keep this place interesting. I agree, it's a focused and dusky sound, congratulations!

Had the piano been tuned, it would have helped the violist ;-) It almost sounds like a fortepiano.

[Nicolas Temino]

What a lovely sound!!. Congratulations, maestro.

[~ Ben Conover]

He takes it rather slow.

Congrats Manfio.

[Chris Knowlton]

That is quite a tribute to you Manfio. I very much enjoyed hearing it, thank you for sharing.

Chris

[Selim]

Yaroslav Wenger recorded some works for the Kiev Radio, with his bride Barbara Turta.

He plays the viola I made to him.

Here Schubert's Arpeggione sonata (Allegro moderato, Adagio, Allegretto):

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213036/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213037/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213038/

I have not trained my ears in viola sound, but Ilike the sound I hear.

Nice playing also,

Congrats..

[Roger Hill]

Yaroslav Wenger recorded some works for the Kiev Radio, with his bride Barbara Turta.

He plays the viola I made to him.

Here Schubert's Arpeggione sonata (Allegro moderato, Adagio, Allegretto):

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213036/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213037/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213038/

Very nice sound, Luis. Now try to get one of your players and a chamber orchestra together for the Vivaldi G-major concerto. Among my all time favorites.

[jezzupe]

The best sounding new viola I have ever heard, excellent tone, great playing...bravo

[Roger Hill]

Very nice sound, Luis. Now try to get one of your players and a chamber orchestra together for the Vivaldi G-major concerto. Among my all time favorites.

edit: old timers disease is getting to me. Meant to say the Telemann

[~ Ben Conover]

Anything but Hoffmeister !

[MANFIO]

Thanks! Here some more recordings, now Schumann's "Fairy Tales" (Nicht Schmel, Lebhaft, Rasch, Langsm):

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9209178/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9209350/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213034/

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/91953/9213035/

[~ Ben Conover]

Your violas has a good rich C string and a clear top end.

Nice baritone sound.

I enjoyed the Schumann.

[COB3]

I'm pretty sure he is just sharing his work, as I might do on the rare occasion when I manage to get anything done. I've really enjoyed hearing/seeing his work. It is especially encouraging and challenging to me, because he is largely self-taught (as I am) and has been at it about the same length of time. He has gone a lot further, though. Pretty energetic/tireless in all ways.

[~ Ben Conover]

True, and he makes home made raviolli !

[MANFIO]

Thanks Ben and Chet!

[~ Ben Conover]

Got any photos of your bridges please Manfio ?

[MANFIO]

Here we go Ben, this is an old one, I would carve it a bit differently now, a viola bridge: