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Video Of The Week: Paganini’s “Formidable Calling Card”
Quel primo, musicalissimo, elegante Capriccio in mi maggiore che e un formidabile biglietto da visita..,” – Italian musicologist Alberto Cantù “What a first, rnusical,, elegant Caprice in E major – a formidable calling card!” If you want to play the violin, you have to play Paganini. It’s just […]
Video Of The Week: Bach’s “Strong Statement of Positive Energy” from Beiliang Zhu
Bach begins his brilliant C Major suite with a simple descending scale, a strong statement of positive energy. From those very 1st opening notes we feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. One of the most distinctive and appealing features of the cello as an instrument is its rich deep bass qualities, epitomized by the […]
Video of the Week: Old-School Sibelius from a Living Legend
For financial expediency, Sibelius composed many short pieces for the violin during the First World War (orchestras struggled, as musicians were called to the front). However, these inventive miniatures are sadly neglected nowadays. – Brendan Carroll, Hyperion When the name Jean Sibelius appears on a Heifetz Institute concert program, it’s invariably in connection with his […]
Video of the Week: Giving Voice to Vivaldi’s “Winter”
Sure, you’ve heard the music to Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” violin concertos, but did you know that there are words to go with it? In the original 1725 publication of what was destined to become the Italian composer’s all-time megahit, Vivaldi inscribed brief little descriptive sonnets before the start of each movement. We asked the celebrated […]
