Yankee Doodle by Vieuxtemps - Ann Fontanella (HD)

I played this violin solo at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music (Oct. 2008). Belgian violinist/composer Henri Vieuxtemps wrote this piece for an American tour in the 1840's. Yankee Doodle Variations received an ecstatic welcome from American audiences, so much so that Vieuxtemps ultimately regretted writing the piece that American audiences always demanded he play.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• yankee
• doodle

[Mangoman141]

im first chair in orchestra and i will never be as good as you

[Annfontanella]

@Mangoman141 , just keep practicing!! :)

[gamemasterluigi]

is it just me or is her face a little too dark?

[Annfontanella]

@gamemasterluigi , it was a serious bronzer phase, haha! Don't worry, I've grown out of it since! :)

[avpkingdomhearts2]

Just amazing! I thought that your left hand pizz were fantastic! Thanks for posting!

[Annfontanella]

@avpkingdomhearts2, Thanks! You need some left hand strength to do them, but they aren't as hard as they seem, though! :)

[holmesau]

the pianist looks pissed. lol

[Annfontanella]

@holmesau, LOL!! He frankly often is :)....

[polleranson]

Hi Ann,

What you perform here is incredible.

We have monthly folkmusic sessions in my village and during the break I usually drink a Belgian beer that has the same name of the violonist whose arrangement you use, Vieuxtemps. Whenever you come to Belgium, let me know, so I can invte you to taste one of these beers. I play Yankee Doodle myself on bagpipes. .But nothing like your version of course. I have no video yet but I send you a Waltz that I received as a wedding present from a good friend

[lCeDRykl]

Barnie song? xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

[FetteTompsonEule]

Wow *-*. I want to be as good as you, but this will never happen.

[jasonhall10]

I've watched a few of your videos now, and appreciate the music as well as the comments you make explaining it. Being a complete layman when it comes to music I don't understand 90% of what you're saying, but it's interesting nonetheless. Thanks so much for taking the time to post these videos.

[cpdomg]

@Vincetheviolin You can get both the violin and piano parts on imslp (a huge database of public domain sheet music). Just Google imslp.

[JillyTanner]

@cpdomg Me too LOL I would love to learn this!

[Vincetheviolin]

funny piece of music, where can i get sheet music? I'd like to play it

[uranrising]

Such entertaining playing. Terrific stuff. The screen notes are a wonderful idea/bonus.

Some credit for the pianist, shirley.:-) [Compare film "Airplane!]

By nearly 70 years, Vieuxtemps anticipates the same joke in Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Rhyme.

[xMissMaddyyyx]

Girrrl you whip that hair :D Haha amazing violin playing.

[redhotbutterfly1]

omq!!! That was really qood I've been playin the violin for 3 years but havin trouble with vibrato.... help???