Vieuxtemps, Henry Capriccio 'Hommage à Paganin', Op.55 in C minor

[Violist2015]

who is this a recording of?

[HannaHoviola]

Im playing this now. was looking for the video, finally find a good one! thanks for upload it!

[Tchaikovskina]

who is the player?

[Violascantlose]

@Tchaikovskina nobuko imai

[Tchaikovskina]

@Violascantlose Thank you! Impressive!!

[Nicolas17sandy]

Algo muy impresionante tabea zimmermann ?

[Nicolas17sandy]

Algo muy impresionante

[tenorsaxloverful]

Beautiful. Period.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Who is the performer in this recording?

[kyleclef]

@AbsoluteZ3R0 I think this is Nobuko Imai.

[th3b3st1888]

@AbsoluteZ3R0 ANA SEROVA the hottest violist in the world :$ :3

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

@th3b3st1888 Ew, she's rough. I'm pretty sure this is Nobuko Imai though

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

I never realized this caprice was supposed to be an homage to Paganini, but that explains why I've always thought that it sounded like caprice 4, aside from the fact that they're both in c minor.

[ms7814]

Ive listened to this song and i have started viola myself!!

[BagelBites48]

I hate when composers write their music in the most absurd tempos so they can have more 32nds and 64ths on the page. They could easily write it as 8ths and 16ths, but they write it like this to make it look more impressive. It's pretty obnoxious.

The piece is beautiful, btw, just.... why write it like that?

[kimisizer]

@BagelBites48 Well they are usually trying to convey emotion when they write music like that. When something is allegro and in 8th and 16th notes, the mood is usually happy but when something is Lento like it is in this piece, the composer wants a more somber mood (it even says with much emotion). And you can just think of them as 8th and 16th notes.

[IAMCJ1]

@BagelBites48 Purely for the sake of phrasing and feel.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

@BagelBites48 Does it actually matter to you? If the end result is the same then who cares! But as kimisizer mentioned, it has to do with the mood and tempo of the piece. A musician reading this will be more capable of comprehending the piece and interpreting it seeing it notated this way. Think of the 2nd movement of Shostakovich's 8th string quartet, with a whole note to the beat. It really contributes to the desperate nature of the movement

[Rachmaninovpiano]

@BagelBites48 It's a musical obligation to write adagios and lentos -especially sad pieces...- in "32nds and 64nds"... It reminds pain, despair. Check the Beethoven and Mozart's piano sonatas adagios, and all the "classicals" slow movements. It's written on the same way...

And anyway, it's so easier to write a music piece without this convention... They had no choice haha

[Pacorrrr]

Espectacular

[Shoebappa1]

This is one of my favorite caprices regardless of instrument :)

While the score in the video is nice, this is also on IMSLP for free if anyone is interested in a printable .pdf part. Just search for Capriccio 'Hommage à Paganini', Op.55 (Vieuxtemps, Henri) and you should be able to print out your part

[jettviolin]

If you pretend that this is written in treble clef, and you play it on a violin, it is major...it's really ironic because this whole piece is written in a darker manner for a darker sounding instrument, and if you play it with a happier (in this case) and brighter instrument, then the piece itself is a happier and brighter piece...it's really cool to think about.

[Sortudinho]

The extra rich and deep sound of the viola adds a unique beauty to this piece. Bravo. xoxo

[OriginalMoonbeam]

gorgeous!

[NineCathe]

I believe it's performed by Nobuko Imai (viola) and Roger Vignoles (piano).

(Watch the last couple of seconds of this video) ;)

[ostmoderpinnroy]

Which part is performed by Roger Vignoles - is he helping Nobuko Imai with the double stops? ;)

[lilly763]

Very nice! Who is the performer?

[musico159]

Nobuko Imai

[Marshmellow0Cloud]

this is really good! do you know where i can download the sheet music??

xx

[TheJvlivs]

IMSLP...

[AtelierDeViolino]

Molto Grazioso!

Bravo!

[AtelierDeViolino]

Molto Grazioso

Bravo!

[tehyoster]

I really want to learn this song now that I finally have a viola! Where can I download the sheet music for this?

[Wufnu]

Does anyone know what those CDs are called where it plays all parts except a certain one? Like for a duet it would play viola 2 but not viola 1, etc. I can't find them anywhere :(

[1violaplayr]

Music Minus One

[Wufnu]

Thanks!

[dchappykid]

i love thing song!!

and it is played perfectly

[wilpri]

Very very nice!

[BratscheStudentin]

Can you please mention who is playing this? It's very nicely played :)

[Esmeraldaviolin]

I am playing violin, but it's very nice to play along with this score

[HenriVieuxtemps]

Hi I also have violinconcerto's Paganini 4 and Vieuxtemps 6,7 on Youtube with score and Vieuxtemps with violin/piano op.53 Decision

[YNGVIRTUOSOVIOLIST]

@Esmeraldaviolin do you have an arrangement for this on violin or something?

[otterhouse]

Fun!

Rolf