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When (or if ever) I learn to play the violin, these are the pieces I’d love to play:
Sibelius violin concerto: the first movement is brilliantly haunting esp. the 4-note motif F-E-D-G# just before the end. and the second movement was written under the influence of a 3-day hangover wtf how cool is that;
Brahms violin concerto: don’t ask me why, but it sings straight to my heart. maybe cos of the recording i have. the Ginette Neveu recording is fantastic. yeah some awful intonation but what the hell it's fantastic spirit, lovely tone, beautiful phrasing. i listen to this recording (which comes with a brilliant Sibelius too) and the Oistrakh/Rostropovich brahms double almost every day, it sustains me through this a-level shit;
and Beethoven violin concerto: i think it's brilliant;
everything by Kriesler and Sarasate: because I like the image of debonair itinerant fiddler and their pieces sound right for the purpose. I like the sound of the word debonair. it sounds ×10 more sophisticated than sophisticated. if one day someone ever describes me as debonair i think i might just die happy after all;
the Bach Chaconne, and the Ysaye Ballade (is it a sonata, or movement from a sonata or sth? can’t rmb) because they are incredibly transcendental;
the Franck sonata because it's a lovely piece;
and the Brahms sonata in G, see above.
there is just something about the violin that is impossible to understand. it's a small thing but it's inspired some of the greatest work that this blighted species has ever produced. it's a fantastic instrument in the hands of a true pro, like shaggy. all my best friends are or have been violinists, which is crazy: what are the chances of that? and i don't play the violin, in the orchestral context i'm a bassist which i guess makes me a social climber lol. well i did want to learn the violin at some point, but i guess right now its at the back of my priorities. even behind learning how to play the cello.
which is another thing. the cello is a fantastic instrument. in the hands of a true pro, like rostropovich, or the chang. just slightly less glamorous than a violin, but it has some of the greatest melodies ever. i'm thinking of brahms double again.
playing the bass (at least in classical music) is a bloody thankless thing to do. sawing away in the background, no great melodies (don't tell me saint-saens' the elephant. i will kick your ass.) got to lug the firewood round the place. even if you play something halfway decent on it (thumb position, high harmonics, all that jazz) and put all you've got into the playing, it still sounds like a grade 6 noob cellist. i can safely say i'm a fairly competent bassist, but that doesn't mean anything, it's like bragging "i'm a grade 6 cellist". and any grade 6 cellists out there would probably take it as an insult to them, but i will kick your ass if you're one of them. screw off.
if i ever get the time and the money i'll get a good cello and learn brahms double. and find any one of my good friends and play it. i swear.
Sibelius violin concerto: the first movement is brilliantly haunting esp. the 4-note motif F-E-D-G# just before the end. and the second movement was written under the influence of a 3-day hangover wtf how cool is that;
Brahms violin concerto: don’t ask me why, but it sings straight to my heart. maybe cos of the recording i have. the Ginette Neveu recording is fantastic. yeah some awful intonation but what the hell it's fantastic spirit, lovely tone, beautiful phrasing. i listen to this recording (which comes with a brilliant Sibelius too) and the Oistrakh/Rostropovich brahms double almost every day, it sustains me through this a-level shit;
and Beethoven violin concerto: i think it's brilliant;
everything by Kriesler and Sarasate: because I like the image of debonair itinerant fiddler and their pieces sound right for the purpose. I like the sound of the word debonair. it sounds ×10 more sophisticated than sophisticated. if one day someone ever describes me as debonair i think i might just die happy after all;
the Bach Chaconne, and the Ysaye Ballade (is it a sonata, or movement from a sonata or sth? can’t rmb) because they are incredibly transcendental;
the Franck sonata because it's a lovely piece;
and the Brahms sonata in G, see above.
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there is just something about the violin that is impossible to understand. it's a small thing but it's inspired some of the greatest work that this blighted species has ever produced. it's a fantastic instrument in the hands of a true pro, like shaggy. all my best friends are or have been violinists, which is crazy: what are the chances of that? and i don't play the violin, in the orchestral context i'm a bassist which i guess makes me a social climber lol. well i did want to learn the violin at some point, but i guess right now its at the back of my priorities. even behind learning how to play the cello.
which is another thing. the cello is a fantastic instrument. in the hands of a true pro, like rostropovich, or the chang. just slightly less glamorous than a violin, but it has some of the greatest melodies ever. i'm thinking of brahms double again.
playing the bass (at least in classical music) is a bloody thankless thing to do. sawing away in the background, no great melodies (don't tell me saint-saens' the elephant. i will kick your ass.) got to lug the firewood round the place. even if you play something halfway decent on it (thumb position, high harmonics, all that jazz) and put all you've got into the playing, it still sounds like a grade 6 noob cellist. i can safely say i'm a fairly competent bassist, but that doesn't mean anything, it's like bragging "i'm a grade 6 cellist". and any grade 6 cellists out there would probably take it as an insult to them, but i will kick your ass if you're one of them. screw off.
if i ever get the time and the money i'll get a good cello and learn brahms double. and find any one of my good friends and play it. i swear.
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