Some of this is really great playing, BUT, the pursuit of speed and volume all to often leads to just that: fast and loud sound that is brassy and brittle. It overplays the instrument, forcing the sound, and it does not make good music. I hear that in some of the variations, and consequently they lose any style and grace they might have had.
I just saw these to girls preform at a wedding and with a little stalkerish digging I ran into this. Simply amazing. They are absolutely beautiful in person also.
Just randomly looking though passacaglia videos and I thought I recognized taplin auditorium.... looked down, read that it was at princeton.. was like whoa.
A passacaglia is a dance. This changes tempo too much to be danced too. The tempo should be more constant throughout. You can't just play the fun variations whatever tempo you feel like.
Some of this is really great playing, BUT, the pursuit of speed and volume all to often leads to just that: fast and loud sound that is brassy and brittle. It overplays the instrument, forcing the sound, and it does not make good music. I hear that in some of the variations, and consequently they lose any style and grace they might have had.
b3north 3 months ago
i like ur interpretation despite other ppl's views... and i like 5'30"... sul ponticello really works
ijdoti 1 year ago
I just saw these to girls preform at a wedding and with a little stalkerish digging I ran into this. Simply amazing. They are absolutely beautiful in person also.
amslerphoto 1 year ago
Just randomly looking though passacaglia videos and I thought I recognized taplin auditorium.... looked down, read that it was at princeton.. was like whoa.
a spirited performance
hipser 2 years ago
i agree with Jnewburger. Haha! Tempo is too fast for the supoosedly slower part. I tried this song on my viola.. haha! Cant get the fast part well.
butterfingerswan91 2 years ago
A passacaglia is a dance. This changes tempo too much to be danced too. The tempo should be more constant throughout. You can't just play the fun variations whatever tempo you feel like.
jnewburger 2 years ago
no need for name calling I have just heard this slower. so I wasnt sure!
ashale93 2 years ago
wonderful, you guys should be so proud of yourselves!
baabroma 2 years ago
Absolutely gorgeous!
bleedingflower0 2 years ago
very good. you even have it memorized. :-)
skihopperDH 2 years ago
this was very good! But its not supposed to be so fast, is it?
ashale93 2 years ago
fast??!!! this is the MINIMUM speed of this song u idiot!!!
kittywonghf 2 years ago
The beginning is. The rest of it is ridiculously over-tempo.
jnewburger 2 years ago
i've never heard it played this fast. absoulutely amazing.
JustLiamM 2 years ago
i looooove the slides in the viola
JustLiamM 2 years ago
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very cool stuff
Tonys714 3 years ago
very nice
Flautist820 3 years ago
magnifique ...
mfily 3 years ago 3
outsatnding performance, great job!!!!
Apalexpe 3 years ago 3
These two woman play with such feeling. They're really great, what can I say?
geers198527 4 years ago 4