So I have some more violin music for you tonight! I don't believe I have posted any Bach at all, and so I need to change that.
Have you ever been around a person or event that has such "good vibrations" (to quote the Beach Boys) that you can't help but catch onto them and become absorbed in that energy? That's how this prelude makes me feel mostly. There is no doubt of the boundless energy that this music possesses; the perpetual sixteenth notes and joyful energy push it forward without a single glance back to past events.
However, the part I really enjoy about this piece of music is that it does not only embody sheer happiness, but also finesse and refinement. Like a person who is undiscriminating to whom they share their jollity with but is also elegant and mentally aware in social and academic standings.
Nathan Milstein was an accomplished violinist of the twentieth century and learned all of the Bach 6 sonatas and partitas for violin solo when he was still in his teens. Milstein was most known for his performances and interpretations of these works. So please indulge with me in this beautifully refined, yet vivacious interpretation of Bach's preludio in E Major.
Partita No. 3 in E
I. Preludio
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Bruch Concerto 3rd Movement
Hello there everyone!
After quite a break from the blog, I am back. I guess it's been about three weeks from the last time I posted since I have been moving and settling into college (exciting, exciting!)
Well, I wanted to post a piece of music that would celebrate a "new chapter of life" (yes, very cliche expression... sorry) I first thought that perhaps an overture would be fitting, since it is the beginning of an opera and therefore would make metaphorical sense as the beginning of a journey. I did have a couple overtures in mind: The Marriage of Figaro and Overture from The Royal Fireworks. However, I instead changed my mind, as I often do. :P
This performance is probably my most favorite musical performance right now, and while I'm not sure if I would call this concerto my favorite composition, I still love it a lot. Kyung Wha Chung made quite a name for herself when she first debuted with the Tchaikovsky Concerto when Itzhak Perlman canceled a performance and she took his place as the soloist. She was only eighteen at the time, and this performance is from shortly after, during her time spent touring and performing with the London Symphony Orchestra.
What I love about this performance is that Ms. Chung really works the orchestra, with the help of Maestro Previn. The communication between the soloist and the orchestra is phenomenal. One certain strength Chung is known for is her dynamic range and her ability to convey emotion through her playing; the energy put into this performance really makes it stand out against others.
So here is Kyung Wha Chung playing the Bruch Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andre Previn
III. Allegro Energico
Enjoy!
After quite a break from the blog, I am back. I guess it's been about three weeks from the last time I posted since I have been moving and settling into college (exciting, exciting!)
Well, I wanted to post a piece of music that would celebrate a "new chapter of life" (yes, very cliche expression... sorry) I first thought that perhaps an overture would be fitting, since it is the beginning of an opera and therefore would make metaphorical sense as the beginning of a journey. I did have a couple overtures in mind: The Marriage of Figaro and Overture from The Royal Fireworks. However, I instead changed my mind, as I often do. :P
This performance is probably my most favorite musical performance right now, and while I'm not sure if I would call this concerto my favorite composition, I still love it a lot. Kyung Wha Chung made quite a name for herself when she first debuted with the Tchaikovsky Concerto when Itzhak Perlman canceled a performance and she took his place as the soloist. She was only eighteen at the time, and this performance is from shortly after, during her time spent touring and performing with the London Symphony Orchestra.
What I love about this performance is that Ms. Chung really works the orchestra, with the help of Maestro Previn. The communication between the soloist and the orchestra is phenomenal. One certain strength Chung is known for is her dynamic range and her ability to convey emotion through her playing; the energy put into this performance really makes it stand out against others.
So here is Kyung Wha Chung playing the Bruch Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andre Previn
III. Allegro Energico
Enjoy!
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