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Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto- 2. Larghetto
Joshua Bell, violin
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Suntory Hall, Tokyo
June 5, 2005 (less)

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  • I am watching this, stuck alone in an office, trying to write my monthly report and not weep at the same time at the beauty and expressiveness of Beethoven and Joshua Bell. Bell is the deliverer of fine music, as if it were a magical sound he found hidden between some pages of music, and which it is now his duty to convey the listener - a precious gift which he is performing. It's a very different experience to Vengerov's performance of the same piece. Both quite brilliant, but different.

  • I've had the joy and pleasure of experiencing David Oistrakh, Solerno-Sonnenberg, Stern and Perlman - this man is there, with them.

    I am also a violinist.

    He is amazing.

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  • Definition of "interpretation": "a stylistic representation of a creative work or dramatic role.... bearing the distinctive hallmarks of the writer's perspective". Ergo, creative license encouraged and so long as the melody is being honoured I don't see the problem. Perhaps in this case Beethoven didn't get it all right. Perhaps Joshua did. Has anyone noticed he doesn't even once look at the neck whilst he's playing? He "feels" it all, which by my last recognition is an "interpretation". Dig?

  • @jesusjones350 Wow, it took you an entire year to come up with that?

  • @jesusjones350 Great, another internet tough guy :P

  • @wtinnen what fucking idiot

  • @pokerTVC15 I'm with you - this performance actually made me want to start practicing the piano again, 18 years after I had changed careers. I would listen esp. to the last movement and weep at the beauty of it.

  • 2:34 - 2:46.... The reaction from the woman in the front row reflects my own.

  • Es muy raro escuchar cadenza al final del largueto, pero si algunos violinistas lo hacen

    aunque ciertamente tampoco se de quien es....?

  • He tries hard but he just doesn´t quite get there. Also, he skips notes and adds others of his own. Not a very true interpretation of Beethoven.

  • love it at 8:50

    Best part!!!

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