Barber's Violin Concerto (Gil Shaham, 1996) - Shannyn Sossamon

[careinn10]

this is my favorite second movement of all time. it's so piercingly beautiful, i cry every time i hear it.

though i have to be honest, those random pictures of that actress really annoy me because i just feel like they don't do the beautiful piece justice. i'd rather look at gil shaham.

but then again, maybe that's because i'm female :)

[badrel21]

shannyn is a angel on earth

[PianoStravinsky73100]

hahaha nice idea of the photos to get entretained, and maybe to attract more people to classical music!

[violinhunter2]

I don't know this woman but she looks like she could read your mind with those eyes of hers. (The music is nice too.)

[dadasopher]

@violinhunter2 Yes, when I first saw her in a movie, i was floored by her charisma. Glad you see it, too!

[paleryder2]

@violinhunter2 Shannyn Sossamon

[peachfuzz0523]

=0 this is so good

[koronkax]

beauty has a face

[Vanzetti1936]

at about 5:14 the soloist is totally flat. my eyeballs went in two directions. don't get me wrong i totally love the rest of the piece and the interpretation. the actor is cute but kind of distracting. i'm not really looking to trigger my hormones cuz usually i get alot more from this piece than a hard on =P

[intervalkid]

@Vanzetti1936

She's no more flat in intonation than many soloists get from time to time. It's just a few cents for a couple lines and a bit from time to time.

The orchestra doesn't have the best overall intonation. Perhaps she would have had more exact intonation had the orchestra been tighter.

[purvabriesmonic]

@intervalkid

[purvabriesmonic]

@intervalkid

He. Gil Shaham.

[intervalkid]

@purvabriesmonic

My error there. I hadn't heard of Gil Shaham and figured it was the woman in the picture.

[Vanzetti1936]

something happens to the recording pretty much half way through it goes flat....

[Skylineownage]

I thought the violin concerto was lost or destroyed by barber himself.

[gipehache]

On ne voit pas ce que vient faire cette succession de photos dans cette vidéo. Heureusement, cette partition sublime nous amène à fermer les yeux pour l'apprécier encore davantage...!

J.-P. H.

[gipehache]

Cette version avec gil shaham au violon et andré prévin comme chef a été choisie par les critiques lors de l'émission "la tribune des critiques de disques" du 7 mars 2010 de la radio France Musique.

J.-P. H.

[evil2salad]

lmao, this is definetly the most random classical music vid I've seen.

[ipmoic]

And the orchestra is? dadasopher?

[dadasopher]

The London Symphony Orchestra.  I'll send you the amazon site in a message.

[ThungBlood]

Sexy Woman Shannyn Is Sweet

[melomansarasatiste]

My favourite violin piece and my idal lady

nice combination ;)

[dadasopher]

thank you!

[thebloads]

if you like her, check out asha gill

[happypeanut11]

anyone wanna explain to me why there's a slideshow of pictures of some actress that seems to have no relevance to whats going on in the music? i ain't complaining, shes pretty hot, just a little confused

[dadasopher]

i thought it would be nice to look at a beautiful woman while listening to beautiful music - and that's about it!

[happypeanut11]

haha fair doos.

[rebecsound]

@dadasopher I love this, what a great Idea! next you should try bach with some chik, gotta be one who seems real pure.lol

[ambientwind]

@happypeanut11 LOL

[lotusbuds2000]

@happypeanut11 My question exactly. I'm female and NOT floored by this woman's beauty like a lot of men .perhaps other women too...I LOVE THIS CONCERTO by Barber though..I'm an amateur violinist and recently played in an orchestra with a 13yr old prodigy playing this piece...PHENOMENAL...listen/vi­ew all 3 mvn't of Alina Ming Kobialka playing with the Parnassus Symphony ..1st & 3rd mvnts this young lady sounds LIKE pure divine inspiration ..unexplainable

[LadyKnight123]

I LOVE her hair in the second picture!

[dadasopher]

me, too

[envymeforgood]

she is extremly gorgoues and i love her eyes so beautiful!

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Gil Shaham does a beautiful rendition of this piece..since I am a lady the pictures don't do that much for me :) but she seems to be attractive :) I would rather look at Shaham...

[dadasopher]

His playing swept me off my feet the first time I heard this piece. He's amazing.

[4EVERCHELSEA]

WOW....JUST WOW!!

In my eyes she's the most beautiful girl in the world.

i love the fact that she has her own look

[dadasopher]

Yes, the first time I saw her in a movie - Wristcutters - I felt hopelesses in love with her!

[4EVERCHELSEA]

Yup!

She's my ideal woman by a long shot.

Simply Gorgeous!! Just love that she has her won look!!

[XaddictedXtoXmetalX]

same happened to me xD

[brittovio911]

The magic and mystery of the music blend in perfectly with the flawless images. Simply perfect.

[dadasopher]

Thank you so much! That makes me feel great!

[pinkxxchampaine]

shes utter beauty

[dadasopher]

yes, when i first saw her - in 'wristcutters' - i was knocked off my chair. "who IS this person?" i wondered.

[yogurtpimp]

you should see her in a knights tale and 40 days and 40 nights

[dadasopher]

thanks for the movie recommendations - i'll have to check them out!

[jepdez]

what films is she off

[dadasopher]

I've seen her in two movies: "Wristcutters: A Love Story" (about two suicides who meet and fall in love in the suicide afterlife)and "Rules of Attraction" (about love-starved college kids).

[ferdinandoalbeg]

beauty of the music and loveliness of the woman gain force reciprocally

[dadasopher]

well said.

[VicktheChick]

Powerful...contemplative...int­riguing...enduring...

[dadasopher]

Hey, Thanks!!