Young Fiddlerman playing Bach Chaconne under hot lights

I was asked to play one of violin maker, Jan Larsson's new violins for a TV documentary about violin making around year 1989. I was set up in a church with strong spot lights on me for video. It was almost like playing in a sauna. I played straight though the Chaconne fairly satisfied when I was asked to play it again because of technical difficulties with the camera :-(
I was soaked but agreed to do it for my friend Jan Larsson. Fingers were slipping all over the fingerboard, no one to pat the sweat off my face. Somehow I managed to play somewhat OK. Here is the Chaconne without the Swedish documentary part.
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• Bach Chaconne
• Pierre Holstein
• Fiddlerman
• violin
• fiddle
• Jan Larsson violin

[iversenaleksander]

I looove your interpretation of this piece :3

[ricaard]

Beautifully done! Happy New Year, Pierre!

[dkurgano]

i didnt know jerry seinfeld played the violin.

very nice performance by the way. :)

[itsGratisFreebies]

beautiful! 

[1stfiddlerman]

@Bobman4671 - Not necessary, but very good to play fingered octaves. This is also part of Carl Flesch scale system :-)

[Bobman4671]

@1stfiddlerman No sorry but thanks for the scale book. I was wondering about fingered octaves or however they're called. Double stopping same note at different octaves

[1stfiddlerman]

@Bobman4671 - I don't really fully understand the question. Are you wondering if you need to work on scales up to 4 octaves high? I believe that if you have the technique you should work on 3 octave scales in most of the keys and arpeggios as well. Carl Flesch is the bible for violin scales in my opinion. Can be found on my website.

[Bobman4671]

@1stfiddlerman Technically, the little finger is supposed to reach the top knuckle of the ring finger. Mine is three- fourths of a centimeter off. But as you may as well know, three-fourths of a centimeter can mean the whole work on violin. I don't know if it's how it's placed in my hand or if it really is short or both. But I can see what you're saying. Are 2 and 4 octave absolutely necessary?

[1stfiddlerman]

@Bobman4671 - The only advice I have without hearing or seeing you play about your pinky is to make sure that your left arm is enough under the violin to reach over and be erect. When you say disproportionate do you mean that it is much shorter than the other fingers?

[Bobman4671]

@1stfiddlerman I like your version here so I can't imagine how much I'd like one of how you play it now. I've been self teaching myself and I think that it's coming on great because I've had great inotation due to years of listening to music (don't worry...getting teacher soon) but I have a disproportionate pinky. Any tips that'll help me. 2 and 4 finger octaves are killing me!!!