<p>my teacher used to be that way. He gave me this grade 8 piece when i had only played for 2 years. It was Czardas and this concerto by accolay.</p>
<p>ouch... monti czardas... could've sworn it's a grade 6 piece? and the accolay as well...? either way, overdone for a person who'd only played 2 years...</p>
<p>the czardas gets really repetitive and annoying after a while...but its a fun piece to learn at first</p>
<p>in terms of famous violinists, how can u say that perlman is overrated? He definately is not...although he isn't as good as Heifeitz
and u have to be good to get media attention, so its not like the media attention makes them good, but vice versa</p>
<p>what ever happened to sarah chang? She performed paganini's concerto when she was 11 on 1 days rehersal with the NY Phil., but I haven't heard much of her lately</p>
<p>WHAT??? sarah chang played at penn the other day!... mendelssohn, i HAD to go see, but no my sister wanted to come home, so thus, i was so close, but so far (my sis is undergrad there)... perlman is overrated in the sense that he isn't consistent, but he's made out to be the greatest violinist who ever lived... and people believe that... while there are ones who are better now... menuhin, vengerov... etc... that said heifetz reigns supreme, maybe not in musicality, i'll give that to vengerov, but certainly for technique, ever heard his weiniakwski: scherzo and tarantelle? pure gold...</p>
<p>nope...ive never herad vengerov play weiniaskwski's tarantelle (that song gets really annoying after a while), but i have heard him play uhh..La Ronde Des Lutins by Bazzini, an extremely showly piece and he played it suppppper well</p>
<p>didn't know sarah chang played at penn! I CAN'T BELIEVE u didn't go see her, especially if she was playing the E Minor! In my opinion, only the Tschaik's Violin Concerto is better</p>
<p>nah... come on... the brahms?</p>
<p>Bazzini Ronde des Lutins is a piece of CRAP!!! Never say that again!! Ahhh!!!!</p>
<p>I think Heifetz plays too fast. Perlman has good pacing. Heifetz seems very unmusical to me. He also plays very staccatos a little to hacked and short for my taste. And I think Perlman has better consistency than Menuhin. Sometimes Perlman plays out of tune, but Menuhin plays out of tune more, I think.</p>
<p>i'll agree with you that heifetz plays too fast, but find another violinist with that kind of techincal ability... francescatti no... szeryng no... mutter no... he is absolut, the most incredible in terms of ability... but yes he plays a little bit with a heavy hand ;)... ruggiero ricci used to be amazing but thus, is not anymore... jono what do u think of maxim vengerov? he was the violinist to whom heifetz gave his bow to, it was said at a russian conservatory concert, he was that amazed</p>
<p>come on, czardas is an extremely beautiful gypsy piece.
Grieg sonata #2 in g major, love it! What do you all think of Aaron Rosand, he was mine and my friend's teacher's teacher.</p>
<p>Though I don't actually own any Vengerov CDs. . . . I know I know. . . I've heard him before in two ways. One was live and it wasn't as good as I had hoped, playing Lalo Symphony Espagnole, just because of very minor technical things like intonation here and there (because I've actually heard an amazing live performance of Sibelius that beats anything I've heard live). But I've heard other things, too, and I like his rubato and willingness to breathe and play quietly and heartfelt and slowly. But he has technique, too, of course. A violin teacher that I take chamber music lessons from said he is the best at quick changes in dynamics, but I have yet to hear it, since, as I said, I haven't heard him enough to know much.</p>
<p>This summer I'm doing Texas Music Festival for a few weeks, since it's free and right in my hometown, yay! Working as well, but I guess that's more convenient, in my case.</p>
<p>Haha, jono, I'm doing just as much as you are this summer repetoire-wise... maybe a piece less. I'm particularly excited to start working on Shostakovich sonata, though.</p>
<p>The Walton Concerto is wonderful...and his viola concerto is quite lovely as well (and I'm not just saying that as a violist)! </p>
<p>Then, there's always the "side projects" (the music you never tell your teachers that you're working on, but decide to do anyway)...</p>
<p>I'm going to see Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg next month! She's playing Sibelius with the Houston Symphony. I <3 Sibelius...</p>
<p>oh she is amazing...* jono glad to see we agree one the musicality of vengerov... on his cd, actually he is really off with the orchestra on the "tango" 3rd mvt of the lalo... it's pretty bad, but he's a good player nonetheless... in response to aaron rosand... THE AARON ROSAND?? oh man,</p>
<p>yea, the aaron rosand, i think he's better than perlman, but that's just me. What do you think? I've heard him play devil's trill, and god it was amazing. btw, have you played grieg's 2nd sonata?</p>
<p>nope i haven't... i have played the brahms sonata tho, bits and pieces of it...</p>
<p>everyone, name your favorite symphony, why, and the period it's from.</p>
<p>tchaikovsky no 6... pathetique... romantic... the last part sounds like the anthem for mighty mouse</p>
<p>shostakovich no 5...</p>
<p>Tchaik 6 and Shota 5 are probably my fav symphonies. Playing the last movement to Shosta 5 is really a joy and Pathetique is so glorious and beautiful, and is minor :).</p>
<p>hey, shostakovich #5, I've played that one. it's the one with the entire page of mostly quarter notes in the end right?</p>
<p>personal favorite, mozart #40</p>
<p>Mahler 5, listeningwise; it's so gorgeous, especially the Adagio.</p>
<p>Playingwise...Dvorak 8! It's got so much activity in all the parts, and I don't think there's much of a single dull moment in there.</p>