Nigel Kennedy - Bach - BWV 1042 - III - Allegro assai

[RoseRodent]

It's an etiquette which also leads to a lot of clapping competitions, the people who want to prove they know the work really well will sit and wait for the very last beat to be delivered and see if they can put the first clap in the very nanosecond that it's finished to show they know when to clap. It's pretty funny to watch.

[MrTommaso1970]

virtuosissimo 

[walterbrnrd]

più lo ascolto più mi piace



[walterbrnrd]

Consigliato a tutti i violinisti!!!!

[CcCharlesW]

his stomping is really disturbing from the music

[LordMSh]

It is fun listening to Nigel. He is good.

[stringisking]

Contrary to what most people think, Nige is actually a genius, you can hear small details in his playing that suggests it...

[SimonWasAlreadyTaken]

I love this particular Concerto. Although I prefer Jaap Schroder's rendition. While I love music of this era, I'm not specifically a musician, so I can't speak from a technical point of view, but I prefer a slower pace, especially for this 3rd movement.

[gwomenlove]

He is nasty!! I luv

[naumandolphin]

My favorite fiddler! The most lovely man ever. Go Monsta!

xx

[inloveofpoo]

he plays this so fast

[liloo1309]

he's simply a Genius!~~

[violin614]

Most solo violinists are haughty, especially if they have a name.

Because of this, they ignore musical feelings, often,

OK, now on a different note, perhaps this movement has a good meaning at this speed. But I also think it is good at a slower tempo. (I'm talking about THIS music. I'm not one who thinks this about every classical work)

[RedWasabii]

@violin614 What makes you think most solo violinists are haughty? Is that your ignorant assumption of others or are you one of 'them"? Even if they are haughty, that does not mean that they "ignore" musical feelings. They may unintentionally miss key aspects of the music sure but they are not unmusical.

[walkingon2001]

He is leading an orchestra with EYES CLOSED!! Speechless!

[darkknight91]

I like Nigel and his attitude and presentation. He doesn't come across as an elitist and classical snob. He's more into playing music for the people rather than a bunch of corksniffers. Although, I don't understand why the audience only applauds after the whole concerto is performed rather than after each movement. Is that etiquette or something?

[violatione]

Waiting to applaud was started by Toscanini because the recording reels were only so long and applause would waste tape. It simply stuck. It's a stupid tradition really.

[diggarazer]

Guess so

[violatione]

@darkknight91 It is etiquette indeed. It comes from a tradition started by Arturo Toscanini. The early recording reels weren't long enough to accomodate the applause so he asked that the audience refrain until after the last movement. For some reason this tradition stuck although there is no longer any reason for it.

[Totennebel]

@darkknight91

Yes, it is.

You don't applause between the movements.

[DezparE]

@darkknight91 The concert is one whole, and usually the gap between movements is silence, but sometimes, like in Shostakovich's 8th string quartet, the chapters are all connected so there's no gap in between

[byzajdel]

@darkknight91 It's customary to only applaud at the end of an entire piece, be it a concerto, symphony, sonata..etc

[Jedum]

@darkknight91 ofcourse it is etiquette...it`s GREAT etiquette thankfully! many times in concerts people forget they`re listening an entire work instead of different `songs` or `tunes` in other cases and one or two fools clap...quite annoying...especially if a performance is being recorded live, like this one! cheers!

[forestnymph02]

this one is my fave... beautiful...

Ah, what is the difference between BWV 1042 Adagio, Allegro, Allegro assai? I know it means, slow, fast blah-blah but they have changed tones and not only in pace... hmm...?

[GoodNamesWereUsed]

well, those are the 3 movements:

1st: adagio

2nd: allegro

3rd: allegro assai.

bwv 1042 is the concerto itself, all the 3 movements together. they are all different "tracks" but all belong to the same concerto, so they receive the same number.

[rolandwj]

Too allegro assai...(i.e. too fast)

[lesmylo]

Go 1041 an andante and somnabulize yourself to sleep then!!!!!!!

[urbanelf]

Nigel's playing during the solo sections is beautiful, but I find the phrasing in the ritornello just bizarre.

[audioglass]

What is the ritornello? how many seconds in is it?

[urbanelf]

It's the dramatic theme that is repeated by the orchestra at the beginning, middle and end that frame the solo sections. I guess an example of what I'm talking about happens at measure 5, for example. It's like the note on the beat are being played like grace notes. Kinda jerky sounding.

[daciarulz]

I agree with you!:P

[cmburkhalter]

Agreed- Bach may have been baroque, but still German, writing what he wanted...