by riccardo.pera | Aug 28, 2019 | Violin & Violinists
Setup and playing of a real baroque violin in modern age - (video) Review of the Baroque Stradivari violin played by Miriam Fried Last year I was the director in a recording session for iClassical Academy in Italy, to record violin lessons of the Bach solo pieces to...
by Irma | Aug 28, 2019 | Music teaching, Violin & Violinists
BACH PARTITA NO. 1 IN B MINOR, BWV 1002, ALLEMANDE MUSIC INSTRUCTION - BACH SOLO VIOLIN REPERTOIRE In his Partitas, Bach treats the traditional dance form with great liberty, accentuating virtuosity, melodic inventions, rhythm and beautiful counterpoint elaborations....
by Irma | Aug 28, 2019 | E-Learning, eLearning Review, Music teaching, Violin & Violinists
Paganini Caprices, a devilish challenge for many violinists The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin were written in groups (six, six and twelve) by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817. As we all know, they demand a lot of technique, velocity, accuracy and precision from...
by riccardo.pera | Jul 17, 2019 | Instruments & Players, Violin & Violinists
Backstage comparison between the Vesuvius and his own violin by Shlomo Mintz (video) The Stradivari Vesuvius belongs to the latest period in which the legendary violin maker Antonio Stradivari still handcrafted his instruments. Yet, although he was already more than...
by Irma | Jul 17, 2019 | Instruments & Players, Music & Business, Violin & Violinists
Playing Chamber Music on the Holland America Line @Lincoln Center Stage The musical adventure of Floor Braam on a cruise ship from Florida to Alaska In spring 2016, violinist Floor Braam was scrolling through the MusicalChairs website when an interesting advertisement...
by Irma | Jul 17, 2019 | Instruments & Players, Music teaching, Violin & Violinists
The most complete online video encyclopedia about Bach's violin solo repertoire in the world. Miriam Fried dedicated almost a year to complete her online Bach video encyclopedia. It's a true declaration of love and admiration for Bach. We dare to say the most complete...
