Lara St John - Beethoven, Violin Sonata in C minor

St John plays, on a tv show, the 1st movement of Beethoven´s violin Sonata in C minor.

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• lara
• st
• john
• beethoven
• violin
• piano
• sonata
• minor

[porcelaina75]

this is such a strange production of this work! First off, the piano is off in the back somewhere, which throws off the balance and the ensemble entirely. It also loses the element of intimacy that violin/piano sonatas should have - this isn't her best playing but it isn't entirely her fault, as the setup is so odd...

[johntomfoolery]

she's probably one of the 5 most musical violinists alive today. her bach is out of this world and the best thing to happen to bach since grumiaux. her beethoven is certainly exceptional, as well. and her technique is fantastic. i'm not sure what planet you live on.

[VladislavGomulka]

@porcelaina75 You have to change your hearing.

[BeammeupSpotty]

I love Beethoven. Probably my favorite. And I love the sonata and the performance. Both great. BUT... I was thinking it might be cool if Mr. B. had been able to add a paganini/grossa fugue-esque wail to really put the angst over the top. Again, I love Mr. B. and everything but I wonder what it might be like if he got away from the simple military marching theme and got crazy on it. :-)

[longtalker]

So many dislikes just because of the weird studio setup?! It's still a very good interpretation in my opinion, and of course a wonderful sonata

[chazinko]

This music is at least as heavy on the piano as the fiddle and this guy is every bit Lara's equal. Question is, who is he?

[lovesGenet]

This is intense ,emphatic music as any fool can hear. It is not intimate music. C minor in Beethoven often has a menacing quality. Here he grabs u.Too bad there are no cello sonatas in this key his output. We pianists are lucky we get several sonatas,a variations and an entire concerto.

[Catsincages]

You made the very amateur mistake of looking at the performance rather than listening to it. I think you are just some troll type, please go away.

[pabloj08]

In the first times of the birth of the name sonata, this term means only those that the word indicates "to sound", from Haydn began to designate " the form sonata " since as we know nowadays

[246trinitrotoluene]

check out itzhak perlman

he alternates between different forms. sometimes bent sometimes straight

[Sviolinist]

@BeatrixPotterer I can drive a car with my knees on the steering wheel, but that doesn't mean that it's a good idea. Don't tell me all this crap about "the many" soloists. The only videos you need to consult are videos of truly great classical violinists. Are they playing with bent left wrists? No, not really.