Hilary Hahn & Hauschka: "SILFRA"

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Watch a video with Hilary Hahn and Hauschka from the recording session of "Silfra", their album on Deutsche Grammophon.

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[iliveforthemaga]

pretty but entirely

[semperwifi1]

I agree, it's always interesting to see how classical folks tackle improvisation. If they have a natural facility for manipulating chord progressions aka playing with big ears then it's easier otherwise it's a struggle for them and audience. I grew up in the classical world and the greatest musician I've ever heard live was Chris Thile, talk about big ears. That guy can do anything and his solo shows blow away anything I've heard in the classical, rock, jazz, newgrass worlds.

[jin12345678]

man I just ordered one online. I guess the difficulty for the "classically trained" violinist would be to become more free, step out of the trappings of classical expression and also improvising music which many classical musicians find difficult, because it is a complete different approach to music than what they experienced and trained for for so long.

[jin12345678]

also I think hilary hahn would be more comfortable with this kind of experimentation than perlman, as she is more known for exploring contemporary music more. besides I don't think this will be terribly out of any great musician acquainted with contemporary classical music, because contemporary classical music is and has been all about this kind of genre-defying free musical exploration as well as adhering to older forms and traditions. I love this stuff. It's alive, true, and fresh.

[jin12345678]

this is different. Jazz is a very specific discipline and a very distinct style of music and performance. In order to become a jazz musician you have to become very acquainted with the very particular musical language and style. but in this collaboration, two musicians each with distinct styles and voices are listening to and becoming acquainted with eachother's musical sensibilities, not a genre-specific style or discipline.

[semperwifi1]

Reminds me of when Itzhak Perlman was in his 30s and was dabbling in non-classical stuff. His jazz album with Previn for example was fun but proved his limits as a classical musician.

[David Burnett]

Must be nice to think outside the box with extra things inside the box. Where will it lead...

[Brian Hudon]

Fascinating. As an electric guitarist myself, I find improvisation intriguing and appealing.