"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
I would have loved to see her play with Jeff Lynn's Electric Light orchestra, he has had almost every other famous Violinest perform in concert with him.
RUMs are like woman in Stiletto heals, you know they are going to put you in the poor house, but that has never stopped anyone from pursuing them.
A wonderful violinist - always appreciate her playing and have a couple of important CDs of that. She became an excellent violinist while very young.
Actually enjoy her performances of sonata/chamber type compositions (more intimate/sensitive) and several works by contemporary composers more that than the larger scale older compositions.
What would be the factual basis for your assessment: "The finest violinist in the world."?
Ms. Mutter owns more than one Strad, and another centuries-old old model, and a very recently built violin of very high quality. I very much appreciate her attitudes about live performances.
Lovely playing - virtuosity. Some beautiful works there.
The "Legende" you mention may have been inspired by God - the composer Wieniawski wrote it as a young man (a virtuoso himself) in an effort to impress the family of his girlfriend so they would give permission for marriage. I don't know whether that worked or not - but that piece is very standard repertoire for budding violinists as they move up through the literature.
Excellent comments by Mutter regarding the fine points of rehearsing/conducting an ensemble to achieve unity in sound and effect. H. von Karajan was an absolute master of such work.
I believe it was he who first brought Mutter to the grand stage when she was still quite young. She said there that "girls were still girls" back then. Lovely.
As aside, felt that Bognar's piano rendition of the opening piece was rather stiff/square.
She is truly a gem, with a heart of beauty. Her knowledge and vision are unequaled by any I have seen in this generation. I did not believe that she would garner any interest on this forum, nor would any have interest. However, you're quite knowledgeable about her. Yes, when women were women and Anne is surely a woman. Her heart is a testament unto her soul. You know, she does an abundance of charity work and has established a foundation; one that is real, unlike others seeking to gain recognition. There are others who play the violin, yet her accomplishments have surpassed the mainstream, even those prodigies of music.
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Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
She is truly a gem, with a heart of beauty. Her knowledge and vision are unequaled by any I have seen in this generation. I did not believe that she would garner any interest on this forum, nor would any have interest. However, you're quite knowledgeable about her. Yes, when women were women and Anne is surely a woman. Her heart is a testament unto her soul. You know, she does an abundance of charity work and has established a foundation; one that is real, unlike others seeking to gain recognition. There are others who play the violin, yet her accomplishments have surpassed the mainstream, even those prodigies of music.
You might be surprised ( in a good way!), those who follow and are students of classical music on this forum! Looking forward to your future posts!
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Lovely playing - virtuosity. Some beautiful works there.
The "Legende" you mention may have been inspired by God - the composer Wieniawski wrote it as a young man (a virtuoso himself) in an effort to impress the family of his girlfriend so they would give permission for marriage. I don';t know whether that worked or not - but that piece is very standard repertoire for budding violinists as they move up through the literature.
Wieniawski, What a genius! He died way way too soon as a young man.
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