Corelli - "La Folia" Violin Sonata in D Minor (2)

ARCANGELO CORELLI (1653-1713)

Variations on "La Follia" for violin and basso continuo in D minor Op. 5 No. 12

Performed by Hesperion XXI
Featuring Manfredo Kraemer, violin
Directed by Jordi Savall

NOTE: This is the original version of the piece. Not the edited, soul-less, "folia-for-dummies" made for the Suzuki method.

*Because this piece is over ten minutes long, I have split it into two videos
Link to part 1: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=esldkznHovU

**"La Folia" is one of the oldest European musical themes. This chord progression has been put to music many times by composers such as Arcangelo Corelli, C.P.E. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Allesandro Scarlatti, and Marin Marais.

http://www.folias.nl/html1.html

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[feydust]

Really for my like Emilie Autumn's LIVE version (mystery track no. 2) is more expressive and thus (for me) more interesting you should listen to it, of course it's only my like.

[HARMONICO101]

@feydust I know that version. It's too quirky for me, and I don't agree about the expression at all. I prefer a more subtle, authentic approach.

[pianist7137]

Can someone tell me if there's a website where i can download the score of this piece? Or can anyone email it to me if you have it?

[HARMONICO101]

I believe that there is a free score on the Werner Icking Music archive. Just google that and you should find it. It's not the best I've seen, but it's free.

[CastleOfNationsKarl]

<3

[megavore97]

@lwd347

This is Corelli's VARIATION on La folia.

[8DolceNera8]

e mi basta una sonata di corelli, perché mi meravigli del creato.

[masterofmetallica09]

@feydust I don't agree on your opinion about a dance. A dance needs to be played very sharply in tempo, if the musician is going his own tempo, no one is able to dance to it.

[masterofmetallica09]

@feydust I just seached it and I think she misses direction, no clue where she's going. She can play all the notes great, but she is just not living the piece, but more like showing off. But it could be my opinion.

[Myownpickle]

@HARMONICO101 Couldn't agree more. It's just my opinion, but I really hate it when modern artists attempt to use classical music as a way to create an intellectual(ish) facade to their music, which is really all the same junk the industry pumps out every half-second.

Gorgeous video, great quality sound! Thanks so much!

[MrViolinist96]

The Suzuki version isn't a version for dummies - I agree some of it he has messed with too much but you can still phrase it nicely and play it well. As xxclairevictoriaxx said, it's about how you play it; not which edition you learn it from.

[berCarBel]

"folia-for-dummies" made for the Suzuki method hahahahahaha