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Short and beautiful video. Original (not the full concerto). 
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Violinist Jascha Heifetz playing in darkened studio as light attached to his bow traces the bow movement. Beautiful. Thanks Myriam!
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Two legends (Yehudi Menuhin, violin, 1916 - 1999, and Ravi Shankar, sitar, 1920 - 2012), met and played, in a famous "West meets East" recording. Dare dive into the timeless music and discover Tenderness.
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Sting with Back to Bass tour in Houston, november 18 2011. Fiddler Peter Tickell doing his amazing solo.
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This sounds like a miracle. Stradivarius violins are 300+ years old and their secrete sauce is still a mystery. Almost a myth! Puzzling news therefore, both from a music and science perspectives. PS: CAT Scan = Computed Axial Tomography Scan
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I have been thinking of writing about "The Red Violin" since i saw it. I saw this movie by chance. Yes, i am really happy to have stumbled upon it.This movie is about an epic journey of a perfect ...
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By Bram Heemskerk: Julia Fischer's new CD, 'Poème'
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By Laurie Niles: When filmmaker Peter Rosen was approached to make a documentary on Jascha Heifetz several years ago, he met the project with some reservations.
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Today is the official CD release of Augustin Hadelich's new recording, Echoes of Paris, which was released digitally about a month ago.
This was a good excuse to chat with Augustin once again and see how he's doing, now that he has a new recording and a new fiddle. (This fall he returned the Gingold Strad to the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. He now is using the "Kiesewetter" Stradivari of 1723, through The Stradivari Society.)
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Mixed opinion on this one, but worth trying.
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Stephane Grappelli, a jazz icon - Someone to Watch Over Me (George Greshwin)
's comment December 7, 2010 5:05 AM
C'était juste une remarque Annie :-) car le Maestro Grappelli a un répertoire étonnant parfois inattendu, la liste est longue.
Marc Rougier's comment,
December 7, 2010 5:13 AM
Bonjour Annie, bonjour Joël :)
C'est un plaisir de vous croiser sur ce topic. La liste est longue en effet, et heureusement. Perso, je trouve ce "rythme" de Gerschwin par Grapelli plein de soleil, idéal pour un matin d'hiver :) 
Annie's comment,
December 7, 2010 5:39 AM
Moi pareil:-) J'ai eu la chance de le voir deux fois en concert, je m'en souviens encore:-)
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This video is 38 minutes long: too much for a post. But Tchaikovsky's concerto deserves it :) Violinist is Sayaka Shoji. I might prefer versions which are a bit more "violent", but this one is full of emotion. And well fimed too. Via Gregory Herbé (edited) Here is a take by super master Heifetz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fCuMFGVwhc. And Heifetz being Heifetz, it's 7 minutes shorter. On fire! :)
Marylene Delbourg-Delphis's comment,
September 21, 2013 5:59 PM
Thanks! I still prefer Heifetz and Perlman.
Marc Rougier's comment,
September 21, 2013 7:28 PM
Totally agree. I added a link to one of Heifetz performance of same. Thanks Marylene.
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Paros Jazz Festival (Greece, 2012). Via Jasser Haj Youssef. Great musician.
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April 3, 2013 10:19 AM
@jibees: there migh be a little step, as opposed to, say, http://sco.lt/4ui27t. But once you are in, you cannot get out (I have his CD if you want to travel a bit ;-))
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"Julia Fischer, Paganini : 24 caprices (Music clip)"
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Difficult not to fall in love.
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"The violin extends the range of the human soul". About art, technology, and following one's dream. Tchaikovsky inside. at TED.
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Is the enormous worth of revered violins rooted in myth or merit? I like this sentence: "Psychology plays an important role. If musicians think they are playing one of the greatest instruments in the world, they may actually play better."
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A difficult piece (not only to play...). I love it for its amazing richness of sounds, soul and rythms (for those who don't know it and are curious, I recommand you keep listening up to the second part of the piece, a bit easier). I've chosen this version by Japanese player Mirodi to make us travel even farther.
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Pablo Heras-Casado conducted the violin soloist Joshua Bell at Avery Fisher Hall as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival.
Wish I were there!
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Tarisio, the online auction house for fine instruments, sold the ‘Lady Blunt’ Stradivarius violin of 1721 for a world-record price of £9,808,000 ($15,894,000) at their June 20 auction, over 4 times the previous auction record for a Stradivari violin. It was bought by an anonymous bidder after extremely active bidding. 100% of proceeds from the sale will go to aid Japan through the Nippon Foundation’s Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.
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For the geeks ;)
If there’s one thing you can be sure of, 8-bit will never go out of style. Last week we wrote about the 8-bit Hero guitar named the NES Paul, and this week we have another instrument that for you: a playable 8-bit violin.
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Mrs Sun Huang plays "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso", by Camille Saint Saens. The instrument is the Erhu, or Chinese violin. It has only 2 strings and predates the western violin by 500 year. Interesting to hear how it performs on romantic music. And I really like how inspired Mrs Sun Huang looks.
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Famous song by Queen. Interesting and somewhat surprising arrangement. Four violins played by one musician.
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Don't miss it! Thanks Mickaël.
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