Showing posts with label Classical Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Classical Music. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Anthology Without Words



I was shocked when I was clicking around on the net and this music was playing. It's called "Anthology without words for solo violin and string orchestra" by Taro Iwashiro. Anthology means series of written effort compiled. As in literally writing. But this is a special arrangement by the above composer, and I think that it is perfect. I love the pace that it sets, the tranquil mood that it potray, and the hidden weeping underneath it. Kind of freakish for me, I really haven't felt this way for quite some time about a piece. It's like this piece is totally describing my feelings at this moment. Such gentleness in the melody as well as the violinist's tone even though it seems like forcing itself to describe a very mellow and sad scene. Interesting. Anyway, I'm looking for the solo violin music sheet notation, if anybody has, probably can send it to me at my email. Thanks.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Violin Virtuoso

Violin exists since Baroque times. It's a very old instrument, some call it the king of melodic instruments. I would say it's a very technical, and it is the most difficult instrument to master. Imagine, juz 1mm off position and u're like way out of tune. There is no frets like guitar or keys like piano where intonation is already figured out. Over the centuries, from dry baroque violin tones, it has evolves and improve to a bright, colourful and warm tone. Violin are used in all kinda genre, like jazz(Chern Wei), hip hop(Ben-Airi), rock(Sean Mackin), contemporary new age(Lucia Micarelli).
In classical, the players that I appreciate are:-
1) Maxim Vengerov (Love his bach's chacconne)


2) Itzhak Perlman (effortless playing of the 'Theme from schindler's list' being a jew himself.He wants to feel the cries of his ancestors, so he took on the job to play for a movie theme)


3) Alexender Markov (Paginini's Reincarnation)


4) Kyung Hwa (Awesome Bruch Violin Concerto's intepretation)


5) Joshua Bell (Expressiveness, best for legato pieces like ave maria,air on g,red violin theme)


6) Sarah Chang (Gentleness and expression)


7) Hillary Hahn (Mandy Moore Violinist.Sibelius Concerto)


8) David Oistrakh (best intepretation of Sibelius Concerto)



Lol and their videos btw.. Orite here's another one I want to highlight, Henry Lau! I like the idea combining classical techno music with popping locking dance. He's a hongkie faming himself all the way to korea's Super Junior. This is part of Super Junior Don't Don MV where Henry makes his 1st appearence in the group's 1st single of the album. Everyone's like "THE HELL? Who is that guy with the violin! he look so cool!"