Telemann Concerto in G, 2nd movt.

Sarah Michelle Greene, 17 year old violist, singer, and pianist, performs the Telemann Viola Concerto in G, 2nd movt.. Susan Merdinger at the piano. Sarah is performing on a Hill Viola, and a Dodd Bow, on loan from Peter Seman Violins. This recording made on Jan. 10, 2010. Baldwin Piano.

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Music

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• singer
• pianist
• Prize winner
• Walgreen's
• violist
• telemann
• concerto
• in
• 2nd
• movement
• sarah
• michelle
• greene
• susan
• merdinger

[indiandude786]

wow, very good, JW, have you ever done the handel viola concerto in b minor

? its a very nice piece, just for future references..

[sarahmichellegreene]

@indiandude786 i have never played the handel, but i have heard it and it is quite lovely! i'm sure i'll end up playing it at some point seeing as violists don't have a very large repertoire...! thank you :)

[jeana7771]

Okay, is that a real pianist in the background?

[sarahmichellegreene]

@jeana7771 haha yes, does it not sound real? lol its my mom :)

[saxyviolist]

what edition are you using here? or did you just change the bowings yourself? cause I like your bowings better! you sound great btw:)

[sarahmichellegreene]

@saxyviolist thanks! i changed the bowings myself haha so i can't exactly recommend which edition to use since none of them have these exact ones, as far as i know.

[anisuthideyakoindu]

@sarahmichellegreene bows are great and you are more close to Telemann: he was a violist and violinist himself - many of these pieces he wrote for his own tours when he was young

[anisuthideyakoindu]

@jeana7771 this is just mindblowing! I am a Telemann researcher and I've heard quite some interpretations of this beautiful(very first ever) viola concerto: ok to go very strict off course there R some corners you can go around better but in general you are very talented Sarah!!! the piano needs tuning(I am a piano tuner and composer)

[nkaye31103]

Lovely performance! Will enjoy following your career!

[MrFilthyAussie]

It sounds good, but because of the style you need the middle value notes to be shorter, not too staccato but shorter and detached. By middle value notes, I mean the quavers (because it is mostly in semi's). Usually it would be the crotchets which are shortened, but in this case the quavers serve the same role.

[violaboyful]

On the comment that Jeana sai i like the bowing just as much, We use it here in South Africa

[jeana7771]

@sarahmichellegreene

It sounds fantastic--my daughter's playing this for her recital this summer, so I'm trying to learn the accompaniment and it's really hard for me. I wish I could have your mom play for my daughter! =)