Telemann Fantasia for Violin Solo, Allegro

The final allegro from Telemann's violin fantasia in B Flat Major, TWV 40.14. Performed on an original baroque violin by Cynthia Miller Freivogel. Live video from the San Francisco Early Music Ensemble Voices of Music Evening with the Stars Concert, our annual event to benefit food charities in the SF Bay Area. Visit us on the web at www.voicesofmusic.org

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[KwonJiyong33]

Why do u hold the bow like so? and why are the hairs so tight?

[Walvis2007]

@KwonJiyong33 Cynthia is playing an original baroque violin with a baroque bow.

[looterish]

@KwonJiyong33 It's a "German bow," meaning an 18th-century bow with the bowstrings looser, and able to wrap over the strings to make chords. The German-style bow went out of fashion at the end of the 18th century, but in Telemann's time it was the bow they all used. It worked very well with violins that were strung with gut, and bowed with edge of the bow.

[Walvis2007]

@looterish I'm not sure what a German bow is, but I think she is using a typical late baroque bow with normal tension.

[bubblybassoonist]

Beautiful. Can you tell me what pitch you are tuned to? It feels different.

[Walvis2007]

@bubblybassoonist This baroque violin uses a reference pitch of 415.3 Hz, which is about a half step lower than modern pitch.

[stevburke]

Thank you for bringing a angel to youtube

[MrJorlop]

@Mrrossinifreak I discovered his fantasias for violin recently, and although I will not go so far as you in the comment comparing him with Bach, I prefer this works to the more famous partitas for violin solo of the Cantor. I play the violin and one of my dreams is to play all the fantasias by Telemann.

[ChiaGirlReyna22]

I did not expect the clapping at the end. I was listening to it very carefully at her lovely playing and then all of a sudden..... I heard clapping that made me jump;) she was great:)))

[Mrrossinifreak]

Cynthia is awesome and perfectly reproduces the baroque atmosphere. I probably will get a lot of flack for saying that, but I still think that Telemann is superior to Bach

[gcarmodan2]

I want to thank everyone for the comments. But what makes all this possible is the real line, let them not modesty, a sense of what is truly good to hear. Music well performed! is what we seek. so why not spread best?!

[brian777999]

@KwonJiyong33 I have occasionally seen volinists playing modern instruments with modern bows who also use this style of grip high up on the stick. I guess it works for them.

[HachiHaruChika101]

Such a unique resonant sound...what a voice! She and the violin are so well paired- and the song comes out incredible.

[Bliza139]

yay! the best.

and i love that you make facial expressions too! people always comment on the fact that i do when i play, as if i shouldn't :/

[intelliGENeration]

bravo!

[looterish]

@looterish I was assuming it was that particular type of bow because of the way she was holding it. As far as I know (which is not much!) the Baroque bow was called a "German bow."